After almost a day of negotiations on the Belarusian border, the discussion between Russian and Ukrainian representatives has come to an end. The two delegations announce that they are going to their respective capitals ” for consultation “.
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According to the Ukrainian negotiator, a second discussion session will take place. We don’t know the date yet. soon contented himself with saying the Russian negotiator. This Monday, February 28, these first talks, organized in the middle of the war, took place on the border of Ukraine and Belarus. ” The two parties have established a list of priorities and themes “Said a member of the Ukrainian delegation without giving further details.
Ukraine’s demands are ” an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of (Russian) troops from Ukrainian territory “. Russia’s demands were detailed on Monday during a telephone conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The latter demanded the recognition of Crimea as Russian territory.
Vladimir Putin also asked ” demilitarization » and also what he calls the « denazification of the Ukrainian government, and the guarantee of a neutral status from Ukraine. Three Russian demands prior to any settlement of the conflict, according to the Kremlin’s account of the discussion between the Russian and French leaders.
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