However, Kyiv can agree to this only in exchange for security guarantees.
The presidents of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan, Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev, discussed the possible nuclear-free and neutral status of Ukraine over the phone. This was reported by the press service of the President of Kazakhstan.
“Vladimir Putin informed Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev about the course of the Russian-Ukrainian talks. The general understanding was expressed of the crucial importance of reaching agreements on the neutral, non-aligned, non-nuclear status of Ukraine,” the Kazakh leader said in a statement.
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It will be recalled that the head of the legal group at the talks between Ukraine and Russia, Alexander Chaly, said that security guarantees should be analogous to Article 5 of NATO. This means that an attack on our state will be considered an attack on all signatories. Chaly noted that if they agree, our side agrees to permanent neutrality, non-alignment and non-nuclear. But nothing should contradict Ukraine's right to join the EU.
The head of the Ukrainian delegations David Arahamiya told who Ukraine wants to see as signatories of security guarantees. He also said that the document will not apply to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbass and Crimea, as issues have not yet been resolved.
Earlier , the United States declared its readiness to act as one of the guarantors of Ukraine's security. Then the same was announced in Italy and Germany. At the same time, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominique Raab said that London would consider Ukraine's request , but he ruled out taking guarantees that NATO countries have.
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