Putin announces 4 conditions for peace in Ukraine, Kyiv rejects offer, setting stage for Geneva Peace Summit

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New Delhi:On the eve of the Swiss-led Geneva Peace Summit on the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined his position for a ceasefire, including the handing over of territory to Moscow and the demilitarisation of Kyiv to end the war..

At the Russian foreign ministry Friday, Putin laid down the four conditions to open negotiations with Kyiv for peace..

As soon as they declare in Kyiv that they are ready for such a decision and begin a real withdrawal of troops from these regions, and also officially announce the abandonment of their plans to join NATO on our side, immediately, literally at the same minute, an order will follow to cease fire and begin negotiations, Putin was quoted as saying byReuters...

It is absurd for Putin, who planned, prepared, and executed, together with his accomplices, the largest armed aggression in Europe since the Second World War, to present himself as a peacemaker and to put forward options for ending the war he started that undermine the foundations of the international legal order and the UN Charter,the Ukrainian foreign ministry saidin a statement...

Zelenskyys 10-point peace plan includes: the restoring of nuclear safety, ensuring export of Ukrainian food exports, energy security, release of prisoners, restoring Ukrainian territory, withdrawal of Russian troops, establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes, security guarantees for Kyiv ending the war and environmental protection...

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