1pm Fatafat news | 6 March 2022

The next round of talks between Ukraine and Russia will be held on Monday, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, Davyd Arakhamia, said Saturday, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Arakhamia is head of the parliamentary faction of Ukrainian President  Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party.  The talks to be held on Monday mark the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, as the two sides try to negotiate a ceasefire as well as a safe passage corridor for civilians. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in a telephonic conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, said that Russia is open to dialogue with Ukraine, Xinhua news agency reported.