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Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands for a peace settlement with Ukraine include:
Recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea and four Ukrainian regions: Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014 and the other four regions in 2022 following disputed referendums, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. This would mean Ukraine withdrawing from the parts of Donetsk and other areas that its troops still control.
Neutrality for Ukraine: Russia demands Ukraine abandon its ambitions to join NATO and declare its neutral status between Russia and the West.
Limits on Ukraine's military: Russia wants to impose limits on the size of Ukraine's armed forces and prohibit the presence of foreign militaries and bases on Ukrainian territory.
Official language status for Russian: Russia seeks for Russian to be recognized as an official language in Ukraine, on par with Ukrainian.
Banning the "glorification and propaganda of Nazism and neo-Nazism": This is a key demand, though it is viewed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a false pretense given Ukraine's Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Lifting of sanctions and restrictions: Russia expects a comprehensive peace treaty to include the lifting of sanctions and restrictions imposed against it, and for both countries to abandon any claims for compensation for wartime damage.
Ukrainian officials, including President Zelenskyy, have repeatedly rejected the idea of ceding any Ukrainian sovereign territory to Russia, stating it would violate the Ukrainian Constitution. Ukraine insists on the full withdrawal of Russian troops and the restoration of its territorial integrity as conditions for any peace talks.
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