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World News See other World News Articles Title: Here’s what Russia has demanded to end its war in Ukraine Here’s what Russia has demanded to end its war in Ukraine Mary Ilyushina, Sammy Westfall • 13 March 2025 Here’s what Russia has demanded to end its war in Ukraine More than three years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained inflexible, maximalist conditions for any potential agreement that would end the war. Putin said Thursday he supports in principle the idea of a 30-day ceasefire — proposed by the United States and to which Ukraine has agreed — but noted that its implementation raises many questions, particularly regarding verification across a long front line. Such a tactic could allow Russia to engage in protracted negotiations without immediately rejecting an offer. Putin also said the 30-day reprieve could be used by Ukraine to regroup and rearm, hinting that he would seek to impose his own conditions on the framework of the pause, such as a halt to Western weapons supplies or a ban on mobilization. But Moscow’s demands remain far from what Ukraine or its allies would be likely to accept. Here is what Russia has said about the conditions it would need to reach a peace deal. Territory A roadblock in the Kherson, Ukraine, in November 2023. Three years into the war, Russia controls about one-fifth of Ukraine. It wants to keep that and then some. The Kremlin has ruled out ceding any of the land it has seized. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday said “Crimea, Sevastopol, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk — these are regions of Russia. They are written into the constitution. This is a given f Russia annexed Crimea, including Sevastopol, in 2014, although it remains internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. It illegally annexed the other regions Peskov mentioned in 2022. In June, Putin said Russia would immediately stop hostilities if Ukraine surrendered four southeastern regions that Russian troops partly occupied, and renounce plans to join NATO. Putin also wants Russia’s land grab to be recognized as legitimate. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky long emphasized that Ukraine would not surrender sovereign territory but has more recently moved to an emphasis on security guarantees rather than the immediate return of territory. Russia’s terms also include demilitarizing Ukraine, which would leave the country with a small army incapable of deterring future attacks. NATO peacekeepers To justify his aggression in Ukraine, Putin cited the possibility of further expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ukraine membership in NATO, a defense alliance that requires member states to defend fellow members if they are attacked, is a nonstarter for Putin. Zelensky, however, sees Ukraine’s eventual membership in the security alliance as a key security guarantee. U.S. efense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last month that NATO membership was not a “realistic outcome,” and in later remarks, without ruling out the possibility entirely, said membership was not likely, in recognition of “hard- power realities on the ground.” NATO is larger than it was before the war began — Sweden and Finland were spurred to join. But the U.S. commitment to the alliance has come into increasing question under Trump. In his 2024 state of the nation address, Putin warned of “tragic consequences” if NATO forces were ever deployed to Ukraine. He also threatened retaliatory attacks against the West if it were to attack Russia. “All this really threatens a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons and the destruction of civilization,” he said. “Don’t they get that?” During the war, Russia has framed itself as fighting an existential battle against the “collective West,” because of NATO’s support for Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The Kremlin has also ruled out the presence of foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine — a proposal European nations have considered as a possible security guarantee. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday said Russia would not accept “involvement in the conflict” of other countries, which would prompt “Moscow to react with all means.” European countries, including Britain and France, have suggested sending thousands of troops to Ukraine after fighting ends. Earlier this week, Russia reiterated that it would not accept peacekeeping troops from any NATO country on Ukrainian territory “under any conditions,” rejecting a proposal floated by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “Why should we give consent to a peacekeeping force … if they want a force composed of countries that have declared us an enemy, and they would come as peacekeepers?” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov asked in an interview Wednesday with pro-Kremlin U.S. bloggers. Diplomatic missions Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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