President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting with President Donald J. Trump participates at the G20 Japan Summit Friday, June 28, 2019, in Osaka, Japan. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Newsmax reports that Russia has outlined its demands for peace in Ukraine to American officials
Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with the U.S., according to two people familiar with the matter.
It is not known what Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage in peace talks with Ukraine before their acceptance. Russian and American officials discussed the terms during in-person and virtual conversations over the last three weeks, the people said.
They described the Kremlin’s terms as broad and similar to demands it previously has presented to Ukraine, the U.S. and NATO.
Those earlier terms included no NATO membership for Ukraine, an agreement not to deploy foreign troops in Ukraine and international recognition of President Vladimir Putin’s claim that Crimea and four provinces belong to Russia.
Russia, in recent years, also has demanded the U.S. and NATO address what it has called the “root causes” of the war, including NATO’s eastward expansion.
President Donald Trump is awaiting word from Putin on whether he will agree to a 30-day ceasefire that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he would accept as a first step toward peace talks.
Putin’s commitment to a potential ceasefire agreement is still unknown, with details yet to be completed.
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