Russia condemns West's response to Putin's proposal on Ukraine

The Kremlin said on June 15 that the West had reacted unconstructively to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a new security structure and peace talks with Ukraine.

President Putin sets out conditions for peace negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine. (Source: TASS)

According to Russian news agencies, when asked if there was any official response to President Putin's proposal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "There are a lot of official responses and official statements. They are not constructive."

On June 14, before the Ukraine peace conference in Italy, President Putin laid out Russia's preconditions for starting peace talks with Ukraine, including Kiev agreeing to abandon its ambitions to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and handing over four regions in Ukraine that Moscow claims sovereignty over. At the same time, basic agreements on a peaceful settlement should be stipulated in international treaties and the lifting of sanctions against Russia should also be included in the settlement. President Putin also affirmed that Russia is not negotiating to pause the conflict but only to agree to a complete end.

According to President Putin, Russia is putting forward a peace proposal that is really different from the previous one due to the changed situation, but if the West and Kiev continue to refuse, they will be held responsible.

Meanwhile, speaking to Sky TG24 while in Italy to attend the G7 Summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: "Those messages are ultimatums. They are no different from previous ultimatums."

"This is not a proposal made in good faith," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, adding that "This proposal only means that Russia will achieve its goals." US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the end of a NATO meeting in Brussels, Belgium on June 14 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no right to dictate to Ukraine what to do to restore peace.

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