Putin’s terms for Ukraine peace slammed as ‘unrealistic’ by U.S. officials
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's latest negotiation demands as unreasonable during a briefing on June 17.
Miller described Putin's calls for Ukraine to disarm and cede more territory as "another maximalist statement."
"No responsible nation can say that this is a reasonable basis for peace," Miller stated, condemning the demands for violating the UN Charter and fundamental principles of morality and common sense.
According to Miller, Russia shows no signs of readiness for "any serious, good-faith discussions." He pointed out that Russia's ongoing bombing campaigns against Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, threats to ships in the Black Sea, and the forced relocation of thousands of Ukrainian children only underscore its aggressive stance.
Ahead of the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland, from which Russia has been excluded, Putin outlined his "conditions" for ceasing hostilities on June 14. These conditions include Ukraine retracting its military from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya regions to their administrative borders and abandoning plans to join NATO.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry dismissed Putin's portrayal of himself as a peacemaker, calling his "options" for ending the war ludicrous. They reiterated that Putin's ultimatums are not new and have been a consistent narrative from Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeled Putin’s recent statements as manipulative and akin to an ultimatum, accusing him of reviving Nazism.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba acknowledged that negotiations with Russia are inevitable but emphasized that Ukraine would not engage under the language of ultimatums.
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