Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine were set to resume on Friday, the 37th day of the war, while Western officials said that around 20 percent of Moscow’s forces in Ukraine were “repositioning” and were likely being sent out to neighboring Belarus for refit and resupply before a renewed offensive in Donbass.
Negotiations were set to resume by video on Friday, according to Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia, with the talks expected to build on a draft framework for Ukraine’s neutrality and security guarantees put forward by Kyiv during an earlier round of face-to-face talks in Istanbul, Turkey.
