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Putin Outlines Ceasefire Conditions: NATO Renouncement, Troop Withdrawal

Jun 14, 2024, 11:32 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined conditions for a ceasefire and peace negotiations with Ukraine. The conditions include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions, and a formal renouncement of Ukraine's intention to join NATO. Additionally, Putin demands the lifting of all Western sanctions against Russia, the international recognition of the new territorial realities, and a neutral, demilitarized, and denazified Ukraine. Putin emphasized that this proposal is aimed at ending the conflict entirely, not merely freezing it. Ukraine has immediately rejected these terms, with officials describing them as unacceptable and unrealistic.