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Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations "in a moment" if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.Simple.
Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory, and recognise the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.
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[T]he Kremlin spokesman insisted Russia was not seeking to make any further territorial claims on Ukraine and said it was "not true" that it was demanding Kyiv be handed over.
"We really are finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine. We will finish it. But the main thing is that Ukraine ceases its military action. They should stop their military action and then no one will shoot," he said.
On the issue of neutrality, Peskov said: "They should make amendments to the constitution according to which Ukraine would reject any aims to enter any bloc."
He added: "We have also spoken about how they should recognise that Crimea is Russian territory and that they need to recognise that Donetsk and Lugansk are independent states. And that's it. It will stop in a moment."
"This is not us seizing Lugansk and Donetsk from Ukraine. Donetsk and Lugansk don't want to be part of Ukraine. But it doesn't mean they should be destroyed as a result," Peskov said.
"For the rest. Ukraine is an independent state that will live as it wants, but under conditions of neutrality."
It's not simple though.That is a very naive view Sam. Name one major power that would tolerate a rival stationing weapons and systems on their border?
U nder the UN conventions, Ukraine is a sovereign independent state which means that it's free to choose which nations it wants to consort with, how it defends itself, and whether it wants to be a neutral country.
I'm very glad to rad that Macron is committed to continuing to offer constructive dialogue.
U nder the UN conventions, Ukraine is a sovereign independent state which means that it's free to choose which nations it wants to consort with, how it defends itself, and whether it wants to be a neutral country.
I'm very glad to rad that Macron is committed to continuing to offer constructive dialogue.