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Ukraine has consistently dismissed the Russian stipulations as equivalent to capitulation.
What did the negotiations look like?
Russia claims it seeks a lasting resolution to the conflict, not merely a temporary ceasefire; meanwhile, Ukraine states that Russian President Vladimir Putin is uninterested in peace talks. Trump has indicated that the United States is prepared to abandon its mediation role unless the parties make headway towards an agreement.
What is Russia demanding?
Russia reiterated its demands that Ukraine embrace a neutral status — ruling out NATO membership — while ensuring the rights of Russian speakers, recognizing Russian as an official language, and instituting a legal prohibition against the glorification of Nazism. Ukraine dismisses the Nazi allegation as ridiculous and asserts it does not discriminate against Russian-speaking individuals.
Option two was a package that would require Ukraine to cease military redeployments and accept a halt to foreign provision of military aid, satellite communications and intelligence. It would also have to lift martial law and hold presidential and parliamentary elections within 100 days.
Ukrainian children at a Ukraine solidarity march in central London on Sunday. Source: AAP / Andy Rain / EPA
