Kiev, March 19 (TIWN) Mykhailo Podoliak, Advisor to the President of Ukraine, said that peace negotiations with Russia may take at least "several weeks," despite signs that Moscow's position is becoming more "adequate."

Podoliak said in an interview that the key questions that are being negotiated include security guarantees, a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops, and "a political settlement of the disputed territories", Ukrayinska Pravda reported.