Russia shamelessly demanded that the US lift its sanctions and that Kyiv be “demilitarized” and recognize that 20% of Ukraine belongs to the Vladimir Putin-led nation as it refused President Trump’s push for peace just days after his envoy returned to Moscow for yet another round of talks. When asked by Brazilian newspaper O Globo “what terms would Russia agree to come to the negotiation table with Ukraine,” Lavrov rattled off a list of Ukrainian red-line items — and mentioned no willingness to make even the smallest concessions, such as the US-proposed return of a small, occupied portion of Kharkiv. “The Kremlin is now explicitly demanding all of Kherson and Zaporizhia, which was not part of the 2021 demands,” said George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War.
Author: Caitlin Doornbos
Published at: 2025-04-28 22:23:04
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