MOSCOW, June 29 (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that Russia’s conditions for a peace deal in Ukraine remain unchanged from those established by President Vladimir Putin in 2024. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the core requirements for ending the conflict are well known to both Kyiv and international negotiators.
Russia continues to demand two major concessions before any settlement can be reached. First, Ukrainian forces must completely withdraw from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions, which Moscow claims as its territory. Second, Kyiv must publicly and officially renounce its plans to join NATO.
These requirements were originally outlined two years ago during a speech by President Putin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Peskov noted that this position remains entirely consistent despite recent developments on the battlefield.
The reaffirmation of these demands follows a weekend television interview in which President Putin disclosed that Ukraine had floated a new compromise. According to the Kremlin, Kyiv suggested a mutual halt to long-range strikes and proposed limiting active battlefield combat exclusively to the four contested regions.
President Putin formally rejected the proposal, characterizing it as a tactical maneuver designed to relieve pressure on Ukrainian forces. The Russian leadership stated that military operations will continue until Russia secures full control over the territories it claims.
“Our position is well known. In fact, our position has not changed. It was set out two years ago by our Head of State in a speech at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is well known to the Kyiv regime, it is well known to the American negotiators, and it is entirely consistent,” stated Dmitry Peskov.
The rejection of the proposal coincides with broader diplomatic activity involving key allies. The Kremlin confirmed that President Putin held high-level discussions regarding the ongoing war with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko over the weekend.
These talks occurred shortly before Lukashenko departed for China to engage in separate diplomatic meetings. While the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy did not provide an immediate comment on the latest rejection, Kyiv has historically rejected the territorial demands as illegal.
