Istanbul agreements can be used “as a guideline for a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia”, the US ambassador in the Middle East.
He reported this in an interview with CNN.
Vitcoff also confirmed that he went to Moscow to meet with Putin.
Earlier it was reported that Vitcoff headed the negotiation group in Moscow during the release of the American teacher Mark Fogel and could meet with Putin during this meeting.
In March 2024, The Wall Street Journal published a draft peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, which was discussed in April 2022 in negotiations on Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul.
In particular, the project included Ukraine’s obligations to abandon the desire to join NATO and maintain neutral status. The armed forces should also be amounted to only 50,000 people. In addition, the conditions included DNR and LNR recognition. Ukraine abandoned such an agreement and left the negotiation process.
Source: Racurs
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