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Putin’s uncompromising demands emerge after the latest round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks
- After more than three years of conflict, Russia presented a memorandum outlining maximalist demands during peace talks in Istanbul in 2025.
- Moscow insists on conditions including Ukraine's withdrawal from four annexed regions and abandoning NATO ambitions, while Kyiv and its allies reject these as unacceptable nonstarters.
- The memorandum offers Ukraine two ceasefire options, with Moscow pressuring Kyiv toward a package deal demanding demilitarization, freezing Western arms, ending martial law, and recognizing Russian territorial claims.
- Experts note the document reflects Putin's goal of a neutral, militarily limited Ukraine without Western ties, and that mutually exclusive red lines render swift peace unlikely as fighting continues.
- The sharply conflicting stances maintain the war's deadlock, with a conditional gradual lifting of sanctions proposed, but no immediate breakthrough expected in negotiations.
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The second round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine lasted just over an hour and did not lead to any breakthroughs. The parties transmitted to each other their memorandums on the terms of the end of the war, with the Russian document being composed of several parts, some of which repeat previous ultimative requirements: for example, Ukraine ' s non-admission to NATO and recognition of the annexation of the five regions. Alexander Ba…
The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, this Wednesday called on his allies gathered in the Contact Group to put pressure on Russia to force it to accept peace, after the negotiations in Istanbul are yielding little results because of the conditions put on the table by Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the aggression. “We have no doubt that we can push Russia towards peace. But for this, we must continue to press Moscow with all the…
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elDiarioARWhile Kiev emphasizes the unconditional ceasefire before sitting down to negotiate peace, Moscow gives it two options: either withdraws from the annexed regions or accepts a comprehensive list of requirements such as the end of all Western military aid, demobilization and the holding of electionsUkraine announces an agreement with Russia to exchange all sick prisoners, seriously wounded and young soldiers In the last round of talks in Istanbul, …
Putin's Uncompromising Demands Emerge After the Latest Round of Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Moscow's demands, published in the Russian media, make it clear that President Vladimir Putin is determined to ensure the fulfillment of the goals in Ukraine he set when he launched the invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.
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