Neutrality and number of Armed Forces: Yermak called the "red lines" of Ukraine in negotiations with the Russian Federation

This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak during a presentation to civil society representatives of the meeting of Ukrainian and American delegations in Jedda. According to him, in Kiev supported the US proposal to establish an unconditional 30-day ceasefire regime. As one of the first steps to peace was offered the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilians and the return of deported children.

"It is important for any initiative to rely on expert evaluation. The issue of monitoring the silence regime requires clear mechanisms and professional work," the OP head stressed.

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The warring parties do not want to make great concessions: the Russian Federation and Ukraine have their "red lines", which, in their opinion, cannot be crossed, writes Associated Press. Russia demands to include four Ukrainian regions in its composition: Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya. Moscow also demands Ukraine's refusal to join NATO, reduce the number of Armed Forces and recognize the status of the Russian language.

Russian officials have also stated that any peace agreement should provide for unblocking assets frozen in the West, withdrawing sanctions of the US and the European Union. The US Presidential Administration Donald Trump proposed to bring potential to mitigation of sanctions on the table.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized the need to eliminate the "fundamental causes of conflict" - to curtail the increase of NATO military presence near the borders of Russia, which he considers a serious threat to security. "Faced with failures on the front, Ukraine retreated from the demand to return the borders to 2014. It has no military force for this purpose. Kiev asks for a peace agreement, which is supported by guarantees of safety from the Allies," the observers say.

It should be noted that Vladimir Putin demands to stop all military deliveries to Ukraine at the time of the 30-day truce. The European Union reluctantly agreed to this condition, the media reported. Focus earlier analyzed in detail on what conditions Putin would return to Ukraine the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. A difficult stage of bidding should be expected ahead, as Russia has introduced the Zaporizhzhya region to its constitution.