Zelensky called Putin’s peace proposal an ultimatum

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Tass” news agency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with an Italian television channel, announced on Friday that the peace proposal proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin is actually an “ultimatum”.

In response to the host’s question about this, he said: “What can I say?” These words are nothing more than an ultimatum, no different from Russia’s previous ultimatums.” Zelensky claimed that “there will be no frozen state of military conflict”. >

Earlier, at noon on Friday, Putin announced in a meeting with officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry that Moscow will present another real and concrete peace offer to Kiev, the refusal of which would be responsible. The moral and political leadership of Ukraine and its Western allies will change. 

The Russian president listed a number of demands for the resumption of peace talks, which include the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the territories of Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. That means, in fact, we will be talking about the entire territory under the control of the Russian armed forces.

In addition, according to Putin, Ukraine should officially refuse to join the NATO alliance. refrain According to him, Russia has always tried for peace and is ready to sit at the negotiating table “even tomorrow”. The president emphasized: As soon as these conditions are fulfilled, an immediate ceasefire order will be given by Russia, and at the same time, the safe departure of Ukrainian military units and organizations will be guaranteed.

Kremlin’s reference to Ukraine’s misunderstanding of Putin’s peace proposal

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin last night in a TV interview in the interpretation of the statement Based on the fact that Russia’s peace initiative is an ultimatum, Vladimir Zelensky noted that such a view shows his misunderstanding and misunderstanding of this issue, and that President Putin’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine is completely peaceful and constructive, and there is no talk of an ultimatum. It does not exist.

He also emphasized that since the last talks between the Russian and Ukrainian sides in 2022, the situation has changed both legally and in practice. . Now we cannot ignore the new geopolitical realities related to the four regions that have become part of Russian territory according to international laws. Peskov added: “Here, the Ukrainian side only needs to think carefully about the peace proposal proposed by Putin, it is really a guarantee of security, and it is a comprehensive, very deep and constructive proposal.”

According to the press secretary of the Russian President, now Kiev has the opportunity to review Putin’s peace initiative and, taking into account the realities realized on the fronts, stop the conflict and move towards a peaceful solution. .

He pointed out that these proposals do not need to be formalized, because they were publicly and clearly announced by the Russian president and available in the media. All is well, he stressed: the terms that Putin proposed to Ukraine for peace talks are unlimited, but Kiev officials should remember that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly and it may soon get worse for them.

Dmitry Peskov added: For Russia, the most important issue is to achieve the goals set for special operations, preferably through peaceful negotiations, and the proposed proposal is a good opportunity for that. 

Kiev rejected Russia’s new peace proposal

In other news It is reported that Mikhail Podoliak, adviser to the chief of staff of Volodymyr Zelensky, in his turn announced that the initiative to resolve the conflict in Ukraine proposed by Vladimir Putin does not seem to contain “real proposals for peace”.

Last night, Friday, Podoliak wrote about this on his X social network page (formerly Twitter): “No new and realistic “peace proposal” has been received from Russia. <...> There is nothing new in this proposal that can be thought about.” According to the terms requested by the Russian side, Ukraine will apparently leave the country of Ukraine defenseless. Podoliak assessed other points in Putin’s peace proposal as unacceptable.

Lavrov: I hope West Sinhalese heard Putin

Sergei Lavrov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia yesterday, after Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Ministry, reminded the journalists that the Russian President’s statements were related to the talks at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland. will become, of course, the Russian side will not look for anyone to convince him after the proposed peace. 

Lavrov said: “Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, it is not clear in what composition and at what level the event organized in Switzerland will be held.” I hope the president’s speech will give them something to talk about.”

The foreign minister expressed confidence that the international community will definitely react to the peace proposal made by Vladimir Putin. According to him, during the meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS group in Nizhny Novgorod and bilateral meetings, he talked in detail about the Ukraine conflict with representatives of the majority of the world, and they all understand the real situation of the situation surrounding this crisis.

Lavrov expressed hope that with the help of Putin’s speech, the representatives of the G7 countries, who are now gathered in Italy and will decide to support the Ukrainian side, will understand the situation. He stressed: Russia will once again disappoint its Western partners if they do not hear this clear signal from President Putin to end the military conflict in Ukraine. 

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