According to journalists, during the meetings in Belarus, the Russian side offered Ukraine to capitulate, but Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov sharply refused.
Polish special forces ensured the safety of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks between Ukraine and Russia in Belarus, which took place in March last year. They also guarded the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich during meetings between representatives of Kyiv and Moscow in the first weeks of the invasion, he acted as an intermediary between the two states. This was reported by the Polish edition Dziennik Gazeta Prawna on March 14.
According to journalists, the Ukrainian delegation headed by Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov flew to Belarus from Biala Podlaski on a Polish S-70i Black Hawk helicopter.
Sources in the Polish government told the publication that the operators of the Military Commando from Lublinets, who had collaborated with the Ukrainian special forces long before the Russian invasion, were guarding the representatives of Ukraine on their way to Belarus.
“In early March, it was not clear whether Ukrainians flying to Belarus for negotiations could definitely return. The Polish security service gave certain guarantees that they would return safe and sound. The servicemen participating in the flights confirm that the risk of incidents was calculated during the operation We analyzed how to respond to a scenario in which there is a threat to soldiers from a NATO country,” the source said.
The publication also writes that at the talks in Belarus, Russia offered Ukraine to capitulate, but Aleksey Reznikov sharply refused.
Recall, on March 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian Federation does not see the opportunity to negotiate with Ukraine because of the position of President Vladimir Zelensky. As an example, he called Zelensky’s signing of a refusal to any negotiations with the Russian Federation.
On February 27, the media reported that the West wanted to convince Ukraine to return to the negotiating table with Russia in the autumn. According to journalists, the allies are considering such a scenario if the Armed Forces of Ukraine partially or completely fail to liberate the territories occupied by the Russian Federation.
