Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, listed the requirements for achieving peace in response to the Russian conditions put forward by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin.
Earlier today, a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the seven demands of the Russian side to Ukraine to achieve peace.
The first two, according to him, are the cessation of hostilities by Ukraine and the end of the supply of Western weapons. The remaining five requirements are necessary to “achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace”, among which, in particular, Ukraine’s refusal to join NATO and the EU and securing the status of the state language for the Russian language.
As Kommersant writes, the Russian side has not voiced the last requirement before.
As for the demands from Kiev, then, Podolyak noted, we are talking about the withdrawal of all Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine. Ukraine also demands the final recognition of the collapse of the USSR and the sovereignty of the post-Soviet countries, the extradition of “war criminals”, the creation of a demilitarization zone on the territory of Russia, and the reduction of offensive weapons.
In addition, the Ukrainian side insists on holding an international conference on organizing control over Russia’s nuclear arsenal and legalizing reparations, including the abandonment of Russian assets blocked in other countries in favor of Ukraine.
Source: Rosbalt
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