During ceasefire negotiations in 2022, Kiev’s Western allies have refused to promise any outright support for Ukraine and advised “not to resort to temporary security guarantees”. The American magazine quotes this with reference to MP David Arakhamia, who headed the Ukrainian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul. Time.
This was one of the reasons why the negotiation process was disrupted.
The publication reminds that six weeks of negotiations in Istanbul resulted in a general agreement on the preliminary lines of the agreement. Ukraine was required to abandon plans to join NATO and secure “permanent neutrality” status in exchange for receiving security guarantees from Russia and other countries. Moscow was ready to do this, but Kiev eventually abandoned the nearly reached agreements.
Time notes that in November 2022, after Ukraine began to “gain momentum” militarily, allies “called on Zelensky to continue peace talks from a position of strength.” In particular, this opinion was expressed by the US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Chief of Staff) General Mark Milley. However, the President of Ukraine did not accept this.
On June 14, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Russian Foreign Ministry. statedThis makes “a concrete proposal for peace.” Kiev should withdraw its troops from the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Moreover, according to him, Ukraine should not join NATO. The Russian leader noted that hostilities will cease immediately after Kiev accepts these conditions and the start of peace negotiations.
Previously Lavrov named The most realistic basis for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
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Source: Gazeta
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