Most of the Russian prisoners of war were subjected to systemic torture and testify to an extensive network of "secret prisons", which are also located on the territory of the Kursk region. This is stated in a report published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations will not interact directly during the March 24 talks in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhii Tykhyi said on March 21 during a press briefing in Kyiv. Tykhyi's statement came as Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg announced that the U.

Ukraine considers the upcoming meeting in Saudi Arabia bilateral with US representatives, with no planned contact between the Ukrainian delegation and the Russians, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,