Ukraine is prepared to declare its neutrality, give up aspirations of becoming a NATO member, and is open to compromise on the fate of the Donbas region, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's foreign minister, added Monday that the most ambitious goal negotiators had when going into the high-stakes meeting was an agreement on a ceasefire, even a temporary one. He then added that humanitarian relief was high on the list.
Some Ukraine and Western backers have been skeptical that Putin is ready to negotiate and have expressed concern the Russian leader, who has been increasingly isolated from the rest of the world, could be using Tuesday's talks as a smokescreen to replenish his military. The prospective guarantors have not yet agreed to uphold Ukraine's security but even if they did, it would still need to be ratified by Ukraine's parliament and could take up to a year.
“We will never recognize any kind of borders except as they are in our Declaration of Independence,” Arakhamia said. “This is the most critical point.”
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