We’re still waiting for Moscow’s official response to Washington’s ceasefire proposal, which would stop fighting for 30 days.
But according to two sources familiar with the matter – and cited by Reuters news agency – the Kremlin has given a list of demands.
Officials from both sides have discussed the terms over the past three weeks, they said.
It’s not clear what exactly Russia has included in its list, but the sources described the terms as broad and similar to what it has previously presented.
Those demands included:
- No NATO membership for Kyiv;
- An agreement not to deploy foreign troops in Ukraine;
- And international recognition of Vladimir Putin’s claim to Crimea and four Ukrainian provinces.
Putin’s commitment to a ceasefire agreement remains uncertain, with details yet to be finalised.
Some US officials fear Putin, a former KGB officer, would use a truce to intensify efforts to divide the US, Ukraine and Europe and undermine any talks.
