Vladimir Putin has demanded that Kyiv cede more land, withdraw troops deeper inside its own country, and drop its Nato bid in order for him to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Putin’s fresh ceasefire demands were issued as envoys from more than 90 countries, including Ukraine, convene in Switzerland this weekend to discuss a western-led peace plan. Russia is not invited to the conference and the president’s remarks on Friday were likely to have been timed as a spoiler to that summit.

Speaking with diplomats at the Russian foreign ministry, Putin publicly updated his terms for ending the war in Ukraine for the first time since he launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, when he demanded regime change in Kyiv and the country’s “demilitarisation”.

The US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, said Putin was in “no position” to make demands on Ukraine and could end the war he had started “today if he chose to do that.”

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The best way to stop that war is to bring Putin in front of the ICC for his war crimes.

  • Jin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    It’s like a house squatter demanding the house owner to leave to end the conflict.

    Putin, just leave…

  • mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    In that case I will freshly issue a demand for Putin to surrender to Ukrainian forces step down and face trial for war crimes.

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    5 months ago

    “You give up, do as I say and I take everything” is not a peace negotiation. Its a renewal of his declaration of war.

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    5 months ago

    Hi Ukraine, we understand you didn’t want to immediately surrender your lands and rights. That’s very difficult, we realize. To address your concerns, we’re now offering an installment plan.

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    5 months ago

    I know a very easy way for the war to end right now, Vlad.

    You order your troops to leave Ukraine.

    War over.

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    5 months ago

    So if the same applies to Russia Putin is okay with a foreign country invading Russia based on lies, capturing territory, targeting and murdering civilians and kidnapping children, violating treaties, and they would accept a ceasefire with the invader keeping everything they currently hold to regroup for another assault? Get the fuck out of here

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      5 months ago

      Though I fully agree with you, here is some food for thought:

      If, IF, come November, trump gets elected, then that’s it. He will remove all money from Ukraine, he’ll give Putin free reign to invade Ukraine and he won’t criticize Putin if he just streams on to the baltics and then poland too.

      Get the fuxk out of here, indeed, but I fear that soon Europe will have to go to war with Russia