These are Putin's demands for Ukraine. 3 key conditions have been revealed

Vladimir Putin demands Volodymyr Zelensk and Ukraine. According to reports from the agency Reuters, the Russian dictator points out 3 key issues.


Last Monday Volodymyr Zelenski met Donald Trump at the White House. It was then established that the next phase would be the Ukrainian President's conversation with Vladimir Putin. There was news in the media about the demands of the Russian dictator.

Putin demands Ukraine

According to Reuters, who cites 3 independent sources related to the Kremlin, Putin demands Ukraine to resign from the full Donbas region, to abandon its efforts to join NATO and to keep neutrality and not let Western troops to enter the country.

Moscow upholds the demands of Ukraine's complete withdrawal from part of Donbas which it inactive controls. In return, Russia would agree to halt the current front lines in another circuits. Reuters' sources indicate that the Kremlin is even considering giving up tiny parts of the regions: Cherkovski, Sumsko and Djepropetrowski, which are presently under Russian control.

Vladimir Putin besides sets a condition for NATO's legally binding commitment that the alliance will not grow further east. He besides demands restrictions on the Ukrainian army and guarantees that no Western troops will appear in Ukraine as part of the peacekeeping forces.

Planned Putin-Zelenski meeting

It has already been 3 years since the launch of the full-scale invasion, preceded by the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and many years of fighting in Donbasa between Russian-supported separatists and Ukrainian army. The Ministry of abroad Affairs of Ukraine has not yet addressed Russian proposals.

As we wrote in NaTemat.pl, Volodymyr Zelenski, asked during the press conference about the anticipation of gathering Putin, pointed out that the talks should take place in a neutral place in Europe.

– The war is taking place in Ukraine and on the European continent. We agree on Switzerland, Austria – he said, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine.

He besides had no objection to Turkey. However, he powerfully excluded the anticipation of gathering in Russia, Moscow. Budapest remains the most indicated place of conversation.

Zelenski admitted that "now it is not easy" due to the fact that Hungary does not support Ukraine during the war. "I am not saying that Orban's policy was against Ukraine, but was against Ukraine's support," he added.

Source: Reuters