The former Minister of Defense warned against idealizing the results of the next round of talks.
Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anatoliy Hrytsenko called not to relax and not to idealize the results of today's talks , after which Russia promised to withdraw troops from Kiev and Chernihiv regions. In particular, he noted that the Ukrainian side simply offered its version of the peace agreement.
“The Ukrainian side voiced its version of the peace agreement, only in general terms (I have not seen the text, so I will refrain from assessments) and officially passed this version to the hostile side. All. So far three points…” – Gritsenko wrote on Facebook.
He stressed that it is still unknown how Russia will react to these proposals, or how it will be perceived by potential guarantors of Ukraine's security and just close friends and partners.
“After all, we heard today that the draft agreement provides guarantees for Ukraine such as Poland, the Baltic states, other NATO members, and, moreover, Israel, named by our guarantor. And is China ready to sign, and even more so to ratify, as it was announced, the guarantees of our security? ”The politician added.
As for the wave of relaxation that followed the statements for this round of talks, in his opinion, it is due to fatigue from the war and the desire for a quick peace.
“I am forced to disappoint – so far no one has agreed on peace and peace agreement. There is still a difficult way ahead for you and me to demotivate ourselves with illusions. “Therefore, we wish success to our diplomats and, most importantly, strength to our soldiers, because, in my opinion, the success of the end of the war and the content of this agreement now depends more on them and on success on the fronts,” he said.
Following today's talks in Istanbul, the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir After the talks, Medinsky said that Russia is not against Ukraine's accession to the European Union , while Kiev promises to refuse to join military alliances. Ukraine also renounces its desire to return Crimea and Donbass by military means, and Ukraine declares itself a permanently neutral state under international legal guarantees.
In turn, Mikhail Podolyak said that issues of the future of Crimea and Donbass will be discussed in talks between the presidents Ukraine and Russia.
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