To achieve a “just and lasting” peace, Ukraine must return to a “neutral” status and “refuse to join NATO and the European Union”. In addition, “the new territorial realities that have developed from the realization of the right of peoples to self-determination must be recognized”. The list of requests to the enemy was presented by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin in an interview with Tass. Deputy Lavrov reiterated that the objectives of the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine are “the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine and the elimination of threats to Russia’s security originating from its territory”.
“At the same time, we are convinced that an agreement is only possible if the hostilities of the Ukrainian armed forces and the supply of Western weapons cease,” explained the Moscow official, calling for guarantees on the rights of Russian-speaking citizens and minorities. . The government led by Volodymyr Zelensky will hardly accept these conditions, mainly wanting to reconquer the occupied territories after February 24, 2022, the day of the Russian invasion.
Source: IL Tempo

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