The Kremlin continues to reject any substantial security guarantees that would protect Ukraine from a full diplomatic or military surrender.
This is announced in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Analysts refer to the statement of russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who the day before confirmed the Kremlin's refusal to provide Ukraine with security guarantees from Western partners, and recalled support for the "security guarantees" that russia agreed to at the talks in Istanbul in April 2022.
ISW recalls that the draft Istanbul Protocol of 2022 did not provide a basis for substantial security guarantees and would leave Ukraine defenseless against renewed aggression.
The draft stipulated that:
- Russia, the aggressor in the war in Ukraine, would be considered a neutral "guarantor state" of Ukraine;
- The russian federation and China would have a veto on the mechanism for responding to future aggression in Ukraine;
- Ukraine would commit to neutrality, strict restrictions on the size and composition of its military forces, and never accept military assistance from its allies.
Analysts point out that Lavrov's statement is the latest in a series of statements by senior Kremlin officials indicating that the Kremlin continues to view the 2022 draft "Istanbul Treaty" as the basis for any future peace settlement and is unwilling to compromise on its demands for both Ukraine and NATO.
"Vladimir putin and other Kremlin officials have repeatedly rejected the US-proposed 28-point peace plan or any plan that requires russia to compromise on any of its original military goals," ISW noted.
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