Russian President Press Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov answered the question regarding the return of the draft Istanbul Agreement with Ukraine, which Vladimir Putin mentioned aforementioned With Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko.
“It is only possible through dialogue, the readiness for negotiations was confirmed by the president yesterday. You can trust this document, but many changes have occurred in two years. We have new issues that were not written into our Constitution two years ago.
There are a number of new facts that cannot be ignored, but this could provide some kind of basis for starting negotiations. “As you noted, yesterday it was said that attempts to organize a forum to find a solution without Russia’s participation cannot be considered very rational,” Peskov said.
He also added that the Kremlin does not see Ukraine’s readiness for negotiations.
In early March, WSJ journalists published the terms of the peace agreement that Russia and Ukraine negotiated in Istanbul in April 2022. According to the main provisions, Kiev was required to be a neutral state that does not participate in military blocs, to limit the size of its army and to leave Crimea under Russian control. More details material “Newspapers.Ru”.
In July 2023, Putin announced that Russia thought The draft Istanbul agreement with Ukraine is “generally acceptable”. The head of state later pointed out that the document outlined in detail issues related to ensuring Ukraine’s security, but the project was ultimately “thrown in the trash.”
Putin before taken into account “Panopticon” summit on Ukraine in Switzerland.
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Source: Gazeta
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