Russia maintains its peace proposal with Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (Photo: Reuters).

Speaking to reporters on June 24, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that President Putin's recent peace proposal for Ukraine remains in effect and stated that the timeframe for the proposal has not changed.

Last week, Russian President Putin put forward new peace proposals for resolving the conflict in Ukraine.

Accordingly, Russia proposed that Ukraine recognize the Crimean Peninsula, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia as Russian territories. The Kremlin also proposed that Ukraine establish a denuclearized status, agree to demilitarization and defascism, maintain neutrality, and lift sanctions against Russia.

The Kremlin leader reiterated that Russia is always ready to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict, even as early as tomorrow, but all parties need to carefully consider Moscow's peace proposals.

"Our peace proposals are on the table. It's not up to us to decide what's on the table and start negotiating, as all parties interested in the talks will decide what's on the table. They could do it tomorrow, but it depends on whether they want to or not," the Russian leader said.

"We support negotiations, we have never rejected them, but not based on some ephemeral form, but on the agreements reached after almost a month and a half of difficult negotiations in Istanbul (Turkey) and Minsk (Belarus). That is the basis for our readiness to continue dialogue with the Ukrainian side," the Russian leader added.

However, Ukraine and its Western allies immediately rejected Moscow's peace proposal.

President Putin said he was not surprised by the West's rejection of his plan, but he remains open to the idea for now. He added that negotiations surrounding the withdrawal of Russian troops "will never happen" and suggested that the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to prolong the conflict.

In a related development, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasized yesterday that Moscow will not hold any "backdoor talks" with anyone regarding the resolution of the Ukraine conflict.

"We are not holding any backdoor negotiations with anyone. The West refuses to hold fair negotiations, not to mention that Zelensky has banned all Ukrainian leaders from negotiating with Russia," Foreign Minister Lavrov said.

Speaking about President Putin's peace proposal, Foreign Minister Lavrov said it was "the result of a sober and constructive analysis of the current reality."

"We have shown plenty of goodwill. Since 2014, we have repeatedly made proposals to find a mutually acceptable solution to the situation that the West has created in Ukraine. In return, we have consistently received rejections," the Russian diplomat stated.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/nga-giu-nguyen-de-xuat-hoa-binh-voi-ukraine-20240625060407581.htm