Negotiations with aggressor: Ukraine marked red lines for any peaceful agreement with Putin

And while Donald Trump is trying to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, who delayed the ceasefire negotiations, high-ranking officials in Kiev told The Independent about areas where Kiev does not want to negotiate after three years of a full-scale war, the world is waiting for a 30-day. High -ranking Ukrainian sources, aware of current negotiations, warn that few believe that Russia will accept a reasonable agreement, adding: "We expect another trick.

" Despite the fact that Donald Trump described negotiations with Russia on Friday as "good and productive", Putin was accused of using delay tactics because he declared "nuances" and hinted that Ukraine would not be allowed to re -arry, mobilize or receive Western military assistance. But Ukraine, as expected, has a clear position on several key areas of negotiation if the war is to stop. They include: "We are really ready to make peace, but we need a long peace, not a short ceasefire.

We do not want our children to fight in this battle," - said a high -ranking source whose name cannot be named because it is not allowed to communicate with the media. "Putin is playing games. We have made a strong move - now his turn. We have proven that we are smart; we want peace - if Russia disagrees, the whole world will see that they are liars," - said in Kiev.

It is noted that the key problem is Putin's requirements so that in any agreement, Ukraine is fully conceded by Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which are partly occupied by the Russian military. Within a few months after the full -scale invasion of 2022, Moscow "annexed" these regions, conducting the referendum in the occupied territories, which were widely regarded by the international community as illegal and forced.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that this week they discussed territorial concessions during negotiations with Ukraine, and earlier stated that Kiev should be expected to refuse land. Ukrainian officials have reported The Independent that they have resigned themselves to the fact that the current lines of the front are frozen, and that Russia is still holding part of the territory until the ceasefire is operating, but the concession will be a red stroke with any additional territory.