Venue for peace talks ready: Belarus

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Belarus says that it has prepared a venue to host talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations, as Moscow’s invasion of its western neighbour enters a fifth day.

Ukraine has agreed to send diplomats to a location near the Ukrainian-Belorussian border, despite reports that the country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, is poised to send troops to join invasion.

“The venue for talks between Russia and Ukraine in Belarus has been prepared, the arrival of delegations is expected,” the Belorussian foreign ministry said on social media, releasing a picture of a long table with Russian and Ukrainian flags, BBC reports.

Anatoly Glaz, a spokesperson for the country’s foreign ministry, said: “The talks will start as soon as all the delegations arrive at the meeting point.”

Ukraine has vowed not to give any ground at the meeting, and its President Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he doesn’t expect the talks to yield any results.

“As always: I do not really believe in the outcome of this meeting, but let them try,” he said.