'I don't care whether West trusts us…': Lavrov as Putin lays out Russia-Ukraine ceasefire conditions

The Economic Times
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Published 2024-06-15
Days before the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Putin, on June 14, laid out conditions for the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Putin said Russia would end the war only if Kyiv agreed to drop its NATO ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces. He restated his demand for Ukraine's demilitarisation, unchanged from the day he sent in his troops on Feb. 24, 2022. President Putin stressed that the Ukrainian regime must also guarantee the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population. He said all these agreements should be fundamentally recognised at the international level, followed by the removal of Western sanctions against Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov answered media questions following Putin's ceasefire remarks.

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All Comments (21)
  • @BlackRiverGold
    "You are democracy right? Ask the people what they should do"
  • @jackspring7709
    If I was the Russians, I wouldn't care what the West thinks either. Minsk Peace Agreement laughed at and shredded by Poroshenko, Merkel and Macron, Minsk 2 also shredded by Ukraine and the West. Ceasefire and negotiations agreed in March 2022, shredded by boris johnson.
  • @evilleader1991
    That's right, ask the people if they want to continue fueling this war and risk WW3. I am from Norway and it sickens me how we are not talking about negotiations or how to end this conflict, our leaders are c*cks adding more fuel to the fire.
  • @j2024b
    People of every country do not want war .
  • @DB24K620
    im american and my country is no democracy ! the people want peace
  • @user-re3nl6oy9r
    Hypocrisy: NATO annexing Kosovo from the sovereign country of Serbia and then calling Putin a war criminal for annexing Donbas from Ukraine 🤔
  • @sphsmith3400
    To that reporter: Russia should pull out from Ukraine. Did he ask why the US and Britain didn't pull out of Iraq, or why dont the US pull out of Syria? Of course not. Do as I say not as I do, policy as usual.
  • @alexmarra6656
    That's a real politician , the west have so much to learn, with Russia 🇷🇺
  • @prinzeisenherz5904
    Obviously, the Russian proposals are quite reasonable, moderate, and fit well into the framework of usual behaviour in international politics. The west/Ukraine should take them to avoid further bloodshed and other damage.
  • @PLMS99
    Putin and Lavrov, we would need politicians like you in the west
  • @EdWill908
    Peace is around the corner 🙏 Let all of us make this wonderful world 🌎 a peaceful place to live in🕊
  • @S1M1P
    We see you western allies trying to encircle Russia. Africa is against your imperialism. We have experience of imperialism.
  • @Mitch1371Tube
    Yes ask the people if Putin's proposal should be accepted! Bring on that Referendum!!
  • @JacquelineZurla
    They tried that and started removing their troops and made them torpedo the peace deal
  • @maxthemagition
    Feel sad for those in Ukraine today. This war is madness perpetrated by madmen.