Ukraine criticized Russia on Tuesday for submitting “Old ultimatum” During Monday peace negotiations in Istanbul. According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybihu, these proposals do not contribute to the end of more than three years of war, TASR writes according to the AFP report.
“The Russian side has submitted a set of old ultimatas that do not approach the situation in any way,” He wrote the Ukrainian minister on the social network X. Moscow did not respond to the Ukrainian proposals that they sent in advance. “During the meeting, our delegation asked the Russians what their considerations were. They did not indicate none. Neither during or after the meeting,” Sybiha stated.
He also pointed out that Such behavior is contrary to the previous promises of Russia, Including those that gave the United States to submit realistic and feasible proposals for negotiations in Istanbul.
As a result of “Non -constructive approach” Moscow, according to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, narrowed down to the questions of the exchange of prisoners of war. “We welcome progress in this area but in all areas the results could be much more tangible if The Russians returned the constructive approach of Ukraine, ” added.
Moscow, in his words, has so far rejected any meaningful forms of the ceasefire. He therefore called on Kiev partners to impose new sanctions on Russia.
Both Russia and Ukraine have exchanged memoranda at the negotiations in Istanbul, which outlines their idea of peaceful ending the war in Ukraine. Both parties also agreed to exchange severely injured prisoners of war, as well as those who are less than 25 years old. The Russian delegation also proposed a partial ceasefire “For two to three days”to return the bodies of fallen soldiers.
According to AFP, the Kremlin confirmed its maximalist requirements in its memorandum. Among other things, it requires to make Ukraine withdrew from four of its areas, which are under control of Moscow, It calls for international recognition of annexed Crimean Peninsula as part of Russia, Neutrality of Ukraine and set limits to the size of its armed forces and the amount of military equipment.
