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(CNN Spanish) --
Just four days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, representatives of Ukraine and Russia met for a first round of talks in an attempt to find a way to end hostilities.
Since that first meeting in Belarus, which took place on February 28, three others have been held between representatives of Ukraine and Russia, the last between Foreign Ministers Dmytro Kuleba and Sergey Lavrov.
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To date, these talks have not produced lasting agreements or a ceasefire, although they were used to organize the creation of humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from the cities.
But both parties do insist on keeping the dialogue open, two weeks after the start of the war.
This is a guide on the encounters made between the parties in the middle of the fighting:
Delegates from the Russian State Duma and the Ukrainian Parliament meet for the first round of talks in Belarus on February 28.
(Alexander Kryazhev/TASS/Reuters)
Talks between Ukraine and Russia at the moment.
First meeting -
The first round of talks took place on February 28 between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia and ended after five hours of dialogue in Belarus, according to Russian state media.
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Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the International Affairs Committee and a member of the Russian delegation, stated live on Russia 24 state television that the two sides had listened to each other and found a number of points on which progress could be made.
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According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhaylo Podolyak, both sides discussed a possible "ceasefire and the end of combat actions on the territory of Ukraine," he told reporters.
Second meeting -
The same delegations that participated in the first meeting met again on March 3 in Belarus.
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"The second round of negotiations has ended. Unfortunately, the results that Ukraine needs have not been achieved yet. There is only one solution for the organization of humanitarian corridors," senior Ukrainian official Mykhailo Podolyak said in a tweet.
Third meeting -
The third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place on March 7, and did not meet Russian expectations, Russian presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation for the talks, announced on Russia 24 state television. Ukraine.
The parties did not disclose the physical place where the meeting took place.
Fourth meeting -
In a rise in visibility, the fourth round of talks involved Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Turkey on March 10, and ended again without that an agreement has been reached on humanitarian corridors or a 24-hour ceasefire.
Kuleba said that "unfortunately Minister Lavrov was not in a position to commit to this", but that they did agree to continue the efforts and added that he is willing to meet again "in this format if there are prospects for substantial discussion and search for solutions". .
With information from Stephanie Halasz and Tim Lister.
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