Thursday 13/March/2025 – 07:53 AM
Two sources familiar with “Reuters” said that Russia has submitted to the United States a list of demands to agree to an agreement ending its war on Ukraine and reseting relations with Washington.
Russia’s demands have not yet been clear, or whether it was ready to enter peace talks with Kiev before accepting it.
The two sources stated that Russian and American officials discussed the conditions during attendance and virtual talks over the past three weeks.
The two sources described the conditions of the Kremlin as loose and similar to the demands he previously submitted to Ukraine, the United States and NATO.
These previous conditions included not to join NATO, to conclude an agreement not to deploy foreign forces in Ukraine, and internationally recognize the allegations of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the dependency of the Crimea and four provinces of Russia.
Russia has also called on the United States and NATO in recent years to address what it described as “the root causes” of the war, including the expansion of NATO.
US President Donald Trump is awaiting a decision from Putin regarding his approval of a 30 -day truce, which Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski announced on Tuesday that he would accept it as a first step towards peace talks.
The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, reported on Wednesday that it is important not to “rush” the issue of responding to the ceasefire proposed by Washington.
Peskov told reporters that Moscow was awaiting “detailed information” from the United States, and indicated that Russia should obtain this information before taking a position.
For his part, Trump said that “it is up to Russia now” while his administration is pressuring Moscow to agree to the ceasefire.
“We hope that we can reach a ceasefire by Russia.
And if we succeed in that, I think this will end 80 % of the road to end this terrible bloodbath. “
The US President renewed his threats to impose new sanctions on Russia, adding: “We can do that, but I hope that this will not be necessary.”
