MOSCOW, June 14 — President Vladimir Putin said today Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its Nato ambitions and hand over the entirety of four...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow June 14, 2024. — Reuters picMOSCOW, June 14 — President Vladimir Putin said today Russia would end the war in Ukraine only if Kyiv agreed to drop its Nato ambitions and hand over the entirety of four provinces claimed by Moscow, demands Kyiv swiftly rejected as tantamount to surrender.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters at Nato headquarters in Brussels: “He is not in any position to dictate to Ukraine what they must do to bring about peace.” Russia claimed the four regions, which its forces control only partially, as part of its own territory in 2022, an act rejected by most countries at the United Nations as illegal.
The weekend summit in Switzerland, which will be attended by representatives of more than 90 nations and organisations, is expected to shy away from territorial issues and focus instead on matters such as food security and nuclear safety in Ukraine.Putin’s conditions appeared to reflect his growing confidence in Moscow’s ability to impose its own terms as its forces have gradually advanced in recent months.
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