The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a demilitarized Ukraine with its own army along the lines of Austria or Sweden was being seen as a possible compromise.
“This is a variant that is being discussed and that could really be seen as a compromise,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by the RIA news agency.
The reference to demilitarization seemed to be related to the idea of ​​neutral status for Ukraine.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) promised Ukraine in 2008 that it would one day become a member of the alliance. Russia has said it cannot allow that to happen, and has cited the issue as part of the rationale of what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
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The fourth round of talks between Ukraine and Russia continued on Tuesday afternoon (15), but was again interrupted, with promises to be resumed on Wednesday.
According to a Ukrainian representative, the meeting was paused again after a “very difficult and viscous” process. However, Ukraine’s presidential adviser and negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said that “there is certainly room for compromise”.
The meetings are primarily focused on achieving a possible ceasefire. In the other rounds of negotiations, however, not even the opening of humanitarian corridors found easy consensus.
Source: CNN Brasil
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