The new round of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian negotiators is currently taking place via video conference. The talks between the two sides last Tuesday brought some optimism for progress if not for a solution, but the United States appear wary as to Moscow’s stance.
Ukraine has proposed a neutral regime in exchange for security guarantees – a mechanism for Kyiv to turn to “guarantors” in the event of an attack – meaning it will not join military alliances or host military bases, the Ukrainians said in a statement. journalists.
Suggestions also include 15-year consultation period on the annexed Crimea regime and will be able to enter into force only in the event of a complete ceasefire, Reuters reports, adding that they are the most detailed and specific proposals that Ukraine has made public. They also provide security guarantees in accordance with Article 5 of the NATO military alliance, the collective defense clause.
Russia continues to withdraw some of its forces from the Kiev region in northern Ukraine and these forces are heading towards Belarus, the local governor said today, while the governor of Chernihiv said that Russian forces are also withdrawing from his own region. although not all are gone.
“We are watching the movement of joint Russian convoys with different vehicle numbers,” Kiev regional governor Oleksandr Pavlyuk wrote in the Telegram message application.
He said Russian forces had left the village of Hostomel, but remained in the town of Butsa. Reuters was unable to verify the information.
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian However, he considers that the goal of Russian President Putin is the “complete occupation” of Ukraine, noting that no progress has been made in the recent consultations in Istanbul.
“Istanbul’s only innovation is the willingness to make the negotiations public, especially on the Russian side,” Lendrian told Le Figaro, noting that this also allowed Russian forces to reorganize.
A barrage of threats by Russian officials amid Western sanctions. Russia’s Deputy Security Council Secretary warns of “blockade” on Russian agricultural exports in response to European and US sanctions Dmitry Medvedev, who served as President of Russia from 2008 to 2012.
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