INTERNATIONAL: The Russian delegation has arrived for the second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, has said on Wednesday.

The Russian delegation has arrived at Belovezhskaya Pushcha on the Belarus-Poland border.

The Ukrainian side is on its way and is expected to arrive on Thursday, Medinsky has said. The two sides are expected to agree on a meeting place for the talks.

The two sides are expected to discuss the possibility of a ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor.

Russia and Ukraine have concluded their first round of negotiations in Belarus on Monday with no clear breakthrough.