Ukraine prepares three-point plan for future negotiations with Russia — Zelenskyy

Updated 12:41 p.m. Presidential advisor Dmytro Lytvyn clarified that “one of the news agencies incorrectly reported” Zelenskyy’s remarks, explaining that the discussions were about online meetings with representatives of countries supporting the Peace Formula.

“Meetings have already taken place regarding three points of the Peace Formula. Additional online and offline meetings will be held to discuss the points of the Peace Formula. These meetings aim to develop elements of the document that will be presented at the second peace summit. Obviously, there were and could not be Russian representatives at those meetings,” he noted, adding that both online and offline meetings will continue.

Zelenskyy also stated that Ukraine has conducted several online meetings with Russian representatives, according to the agency.

“We have indicated that we are ready to see Russia at the second summit because all our allies, including our closest partners who are on our side and always oppose Russian aggression, have said that Russia must be present at the second summit. Because Russia is at war with Ukraine. The war cannot end without one of the parties being present,” Zelenskyy said.

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia

On March 29, 2022, negotiations took place in Istanbul between Ukraine and Russia. However, the negotiation process stalled in the latter half of spring.

On June 15, 2024, the New York Times published documents regarding peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

The contentious issues, according to the published documents, included Ukraine’s level of armaments, conditions for potential EU membership, and specific Ukrainian language and culture laws that Russia wanted repealed.

On June 14, dictator Vladimir Putin outlined his “conditions” for ending the war against Ukraine before a peace summit in Switzerland, to which Russia was not invited.

He claimed that Ukraine must “withdraw its troops” from the territories of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts within administrative borders, and demanded that Ukraine abandon its NATO aspirations.

On June 16, President Zelenskyy stated in Switzerland that the Istanbul negotiations with Russia had failed due to the Russian side’s ultimatums.

On Sept. 5, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer expressed his country’s support for a fair and sustainable peace in Ukraine and its readiness to act as a venue for negotiations.

On Sept. 10, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock expressed doubt that peaceful negotiations could be conducted with Russiandictator Vladimir Putin.