Russia Presents Demands to US on Ukraine, US Hints at Truce “in Days”, Trump Hopes Putin Will Agree
Russia is said to have presented the US with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine, as per Reuters. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage in peace talks with Kyiv prior to their acceptance. Russian and US officials discussed the terms during conversations over the last three weeks, Reuters wrote citing sources.The Kremlin’s terms are reported to be broad and similar to demands it had previously presented to Ukraine, the US and NATO.Russia has also demanded the US and NATO address the “root causes” of the war, including NATO’s eastward expansion. US and Russian officials have said that a draft deal discussed by Washington, Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul in 2022 could be a starting point for peace talks. In those talks, Russia demanded that Ukraine give up its NATO ambitions and accept a permanent nuclear-free status. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:58 TRUMP CLAIMS, “POSITIVE MESSAGES” ON TRUCE TALKS WITH RUSSIA4:31 “THE FIGHTING STOPS, AND THE TALKING STARTS”6:10 EUROPE UNITED OVER SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR UKRAINE?
