Has Russia passed on a request to the US to reach an agreement to end the conflict with Ukraine?

Reuters on March 12 quoted several sources revealing that Russia had sent the US a list of demands to reach an agreement to end the conflict with Ukraine and re-establish Russia-US relations.

It is unclear what specific demands Moscow has made on the list. Russian and US officials have discussed the terms in face-to-face and online conversations over the past three weeks, Reuters reported, citing several sources.

The sources described the Kremlin's terms as similar to previous demands Russia has made to Ukraine, the United States and NATO. There is no immediate information on how Russia or the United States will react to the new revelations.

US pressures Russia to respond to ceasefire proposal in Ukraine

Previous terms included not granting Ukraine NATO membership, an agreement not to deploy foreign troops in Ukraine and international recognition of President Vladimir Putin's declaration that the Crimean peninsula and four regions in Ukraine belong to Russia.

Experts say Russia's demands may not only shape a final deal with Ukraine but also form the basis for deals with Western backers of Ukraine, according to Reuters.

US, Saudi Arabia and Russian delegations in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on February 18

In recent years, Russia has also demanded that the US and NATO address what Moscow considers the "root causes" of the conflict with Ukraine, including NATO's eastward expansion.

US President Donald Trump is awaiting a response from President Putin on a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on March 11 he would accept as a first step toward peace talks.

President Zelensky has praised this week’s meeting in Saudi Arabia between US and Ukrainian officials as constructive and said a potential 30-day ceasefire with Russia could be used to draft a broader peace deal.

In recent weeks, US and Russian officials have said a draft agreement discussed by Washington, Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul, Türkiye, in 2022 could be a starting point for peace talks. The agreement has not been ratified because Ukraine withdrew from the talks.

During those talks, Russia demanded that Ukraine abandon its ambitions to join NATO and accept a permanent nuclear-free status. Russia also demanded a veto on the actions of countries that would support Ukraine in the event of war.

The Trump administration has not explained its approach to the talks with Moscow, which are engaged in two separate discussions: a reset in US-Russia relations and a Ukraine peace deal.

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, who is helping lead discussions with Moscow, last month described the Istanbul talks as “compelling and substantive”, saying they could be “a milestone towards reaching a peace agreement”.

Meanwhile, President Trump’s top envoy for Ukraine and Russia, retired Army Gen. Keith Kellogg, told a Council on Foreign Relations audience last week that he did not see the Istanbul agreement as a starting point. “I think we have to develop something completely new,” Kellogg stressed, according to Reuters.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nga-da-chuyen-cho-my-yeu-cau-de-dat-thoa-thuan-cham-dut-xung-dot-voi-ukraine-185250313101601269.htm