On Thursday, 17 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to tell him what the Russian side demands in the negotiations with Ukraine, Ukrainskaya Pravda reports.
According to him, the main demand of the Kremlin is the neutrality of Ukraine and to abandon the Euro-Atlantic course.
The Russian Federation continues to demand that Ukraine be disarmed so that it can no longer be a threat to Russia.
Putin said that a personal meeting with Zelensky will be required before the final agreement.
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It should be reminded that on the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation in Ukraine, aimed at ensuring the security of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics, as well as removing the “Nazi regime” in Ukraine.
The United States and the European Union have described Russia’s move as a direct aggression by Russia against Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine.
