Putin’s requirements by the end of the war in Ukraine include a written obligation from Western leaders to terminate NATO expansion to the east and abandon some sanctions from Russia.
Reuters told three Russian sources that know about negotiations.
Putin is ready for the world, but not at any cost, ”said one high-ranking Russian source familiar with the opinion of the highest leadership of the Kremlin, which spoke about the conditions of anonymity.
In particular, he wants to officially exclude NATO membership for Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and other former Soviet republics.
Russia also wants Ukraine to be neutral, so that some Western sanctions have been lifted to solve the problem of frozen Russian sovereign assets in the West and that Russian citizens of Ukraine are “protected”, three sources said.
One source said that if Putin understands that he will not be able to reach a peace agreement on his own conditions, he will try to show Ukrainians and Europeans with the help of military victories that “the world will be even more painful tomorrow.” The Kremlin believes that Russia can fight for years, despite the sanctions and economic pain from the West.
The second source said that Putin is currently less susceptible to territorial compromises and holds his own public position, that he wants to consist of all four regions in Eastern Ukraine, which, as she claims.
Putin considers this war a turning point in the relationship of Moscow with the West, which, according to him, humiliated Russia after the collapse of the USSR in 1991, expanding NATO and the “encroachment” on the fact that he considers the sphere of influence of Moscow.
Kyiv has repeatedly stated that Russia could not be imposed on a veto for his desire to join the NATO alliance. Ukraine claims that it requires strong security guarantees that restrain any future Russian attack.
In the past, NATO also stated that she would not change his open door policy only because Moscow demands.
Source: Racurs
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