The Kremlin has announced its demands for ending the war in Ukraine...
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Below tweet, posted 9:45 this morning.
The Kremlin has announced its demands for ending the war in Ukraine:
-Ukraine must change its constitution to guarantee it won’t join any “blocs”, i.e. NATO + EU.
-Must recognize Crimea as part of Russia.
-Must recognize the eastern separatist regions as independent.
Also being reported by Reuters. Otherwise, thus far, crickets from MSM.
Sounds like the basis of a deal. For US interests, I see no dealbreaker. Now we must convince Zelensky to come along. Both sides need face saving exits. Putin will need to make some concessions as well.
Putin is essentially asking for the formalization of the status quo ante bellum.