Negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials in a third country on Feb. 28 yielded no results, officials said after concluding. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sent top officials as intermediaries as Russian and Ukrainian forces continued battling in Ukraine, including near major cities like Kyiv. The talks were held in Belarus, which has allowed Russian forces to pass through during the war. Mykhailo Podolyak, a top adviser to Zelensky, told reporters after talks broke off that the primary aim was to discuss a ceasefire. “The parties have determined several priority topics on which certain decisions have been envisioned,” Podolyak said. “The parties are returning to their capitals to have the possibility to implement these decisions. The parties have discussed the possibility to hold in the nearest time a second round of negotiations where these issues will get to be practically developed.” Vladimir Medinsky, who headed the …