“The issue of neutrality regulation and the Ukraine Not joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was one of the key topics of the negotiations. In this regard, the two sides are trying to come to an agreement,” Medinsky said. “We then continued to discuss the specifics regarding the security guarantees that Ukraine would receive if it refused to join NATO.”
However, a number of other issues – specifically Russia’s demand for the “demilitarization, de-fascistization” of Ukraine – are still being debated by the two sides. Medinsky said the delegations were “only halfway there” in finding common ground on the issue of demilitarization. As for the issue of de-fascism, the views of the two sides are still quite conflicting as Kiev continues to deny the existence of neo-fascism in the country.
The Russian and Ukrainian delegations have held several rounds of talks since the conflict broke out in late February. The talks have yet to yield concrete results, except that Kiev and Moscow agreed to hold the talks. humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians from areas of conflict.
According to Medinsky, agreements between Russia and Ukraine need to be agreed in writing by both sides, then these documents must be initialed by foreign ministers and approved by the government. “Only then will we be able to discuss the possibility of holding a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky.”
Ukraine President’s Office adviser Mikhail Podolyak earlier stated that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky could be held after the paperwork related to the treaty is completed. According to him, this meeting could take place in the next few weeks.
According to Tass, RT
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