{"data":{"id":"fact_e7jiy1omx4","thread":{"slug":"russia-ukraine","title":"Russia–Ukraine War"},"occurredAt":"2022-02-28T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:19:50.108Z","title":"Russia and Ukraine hold first round of talks in Gomel region","body":"On 28 February 2022, four days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for their first round of negotiations near the Belarusian border in the Gomel region. The talks, held in Belarus, ended without a breakthrough. The delegations discussed a ceasefire and other issues, but no agreement was reached.","location":"Gomel region, Belarus","actors":["Russia","Ukraine","Belarus"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including the encyclopedia context and the Wikipedia article on the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, confirm that the first round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations took place on 28 February 2022 near the Belarusian border in the Gomel region. The claim is consistent with the provided context and no credible source contradicts it.","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine","title":"2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["russia-ukraine-war","peace-talks","2022","gomel","belarus"],"views":9,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:08:24.971Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_e7jiy1omx4"}}