A Kremlin spokesman insisted that Russia did not want to lay any further territorial claims on Ukraine.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is demanding that Ukraine stop military action, maintain neutrality by changing its constitution, recognize Crimea as Russian territory and recognize the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent territories. Give.
Peskov told Reuters that Russia had told Ukraine it was ready to stop its military action “in an instant” if Kyiv met its terms.
It was by far the clearest Russian statement it wants to impose on Ukraine to halt its “special military operation”, which is now in its 12th day.
Peskov said Ukraine was aware of the circumstances. “And they were told that it could all be stopped in an instant.”
On the issue of neutrality, he said: “They should amend the constitution according to which Ukraine will reject any intention to enter any bloc. This is possible only by amending the constitution.”
A Kremlin spokesman insisted that Russia did not want to lay any further territorial claims on Ukraine.
“We are actually ending the demilitarization of Ukraine. We will finish it. But the main thing is that Ukraine stops its military action. They should stop their military action and then no one will fire.”
“They should amend their constitution according to which Ukraine will reject any intention to enter any bloc. We have also talked about how they should recognize that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need to recognize that. That Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states. And that’s it. It will stop in a moment,” Peskov told Reuters.
Russia’s demands came as a delegation of Russia and Ukraine are set to meet on Monday for a third round of talks aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, an offensive launched on February 24. Which has created the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War I. Two more sparked worldwide outrage.
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