Former Polish Secretary of State Jakub Kumoch, who was there, stated "Russia did not want peace, only the capitulation of Ukraine."
Russians demanded "the recognition of the annexation of Crimea, the so-called independence of the eastern regions of Ukraine, the reduction of the size of the Ukrainian army, bilingualism, the ban on joining NATO, perpetual neutrality, etc. There were also purely demeaning elements, such as a commitment to denazification or the introduction of the Great Patriotic War, as the Russians call their contribution to World War II."
There are no benefits to Russia taking Ukraine. It means they will have to police a state which will fight back through the shadows. If Trump wins, this is over within a week. A simple, “we are going to drill and undercut your energy industry, bankrupting you” will be enough to get them to the table.
Zelensky will have to give up a lot of Deep State people.
At the same time, more than 70% of the total amount falls on only three regions - Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Luhansk. In the total value of minerals, 62% is provided by coal, 14% is iron ore, each of the other assets is less than 5%. The total volume of minerals is 111 billion tons.
Ukraine has been estimated to possess natural gas reserves of over 670 billions cubic meters (in 2022), and in 2018 was ranked 26th among countries with proved reserves of natural gas. Its total gas reserves have been estimated at 1.870 trillion cubic meters.
Well, duh.
Pure propaganda.
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⚡️ Russia is making another real peace proposal today — President Putin
Conditions for a peaceful resolution:
- A neutral, non-aligned, demilitarized, and denazified Ukraine
- Rights and freedoms of Russian-speaking citizens
- The new Russian territories must be recognized
6:42 AM · Jun 14, 2024
In the end this will be the solution like it or not.