Vladimir Medinsky, the head of the Russian delegation, second left, and Davyd Arakhamia, faction leader of the Servant of the People party in the Ukrainian Parliament, third right, attend the peace talks in the Gomel region, Belarus, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The Russian and Ukrainian delegations have met for their first talks today. The meeting is taking place in Gomel region on the banks of the Pripyat River, BelTA has learned. (Sergei Kholodilin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)