Withdrawal from Donbass, lifting sanctions and the Russian language: Media learned Putin’s demands in Alaska

During a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin put forward a number of demands to end the war against Ukraine.

Reuters reports this, citing sources.

According to the publication, the Kremlin’s proposals exclude a ceasefire until a full peace agreement is reached. One of the key demands is the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the entire territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Russia agrees to freeze the front line in the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions and is even ready to return small areas in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

Among other requirements:

• recognition of occupied Crimea as Russian;

• the abolition of at least some of the international sanctions;

• Ukraine’s refusal to join NATO, but the possibility of receiving certain security guarantees;

• granting official status to the Russian language and guarantees for the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Reuters notes that Putin’s demands are based on discussions between the leaders of the United States, Europe and Ukraine and are not exhaustive.

As is known, on August 15, negotiations between Trump and Putin took place in Anchorage. In the run-up to the meeting , there were serious concerns in the expert and political community that the result of the negotiations would be an “exchange of territories”, that is, in fact, the legalization of the occupied Ukrainian lands by the Russian Federation.

Following the talks, Trump and Putin held a joint press conference. “Pryamoy” collected all the key statements by the leaders of the US and Russia . After the talks, the US President said that the summit was constructive and gave grounds for optimism. He announced consultations with NATO and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but stressed that there are no final agreements yet .

By the way, after the negotiations, Putin emphasized that a solution to the war in Ukraine is possible only after eliminating its “fundamental causes” and restoring the balance of security in Europe.

It should be noted that Putin proposed to Ukraine, as a first step towards ending the war, to withdraw troops from the territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions controlled by Ukraine .

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