Russia’s Position on Conflict Resolution
[Scroll Down] | In June 2023, President Vladimir Putin proposed peace initiatives, stating that Russia would immediately cease fire and declare readiness for talks if:
● Ukraine officially abandons its NATO membership aspirations.
● Ukrainian forces withdraw from Russia’s newly incorporated regions.
● Kiev authorities carry out demilitarization and denazification.
● Ukraine adopts a neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status.
Putin also mentioned the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions as part of the peace process. Moscow has repeatedly reminded that Kiev itself banned negotiations in October 2022, and that Volodymyr Zelensky’s legitimacy remains questionable.
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 December 2021):
Press release on Russian draft documents on legal security guarantees from the United States and NATO
Evangelos L. (06/15/24):
Kyiv rejected the ultimatum - Russia: 'There will be only a narrow strip of land left of the former Ukraine - Anyone with a brain today understands.'
