The vice -Russian Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO), As the Trump administration works to make an agreement to end the fighting.
« We will demand that Ironclad’s safety guarantees be part of this agreement, » Grushko said for the Russian newspaper Izvestia, according to Reuters. « Part of these guarantees should be the neutral state of Ukraine, the refusal of NATO countries to accept it in the alliance. »
Grushko did not mention the 30-day fire cessation proposal, which was accepted by Ukraine with American negotiators in Saudi Arabia last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin He stated that any agreement must first fulfill the crucial conditions.
In this photo of the pool distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, chaired a meeting of the Security Council through the video conferencing at the Novo-Farryovo State Residence outside Moscow on March 14, 2025. (Aleksey Babushkin/Pool/AFP through Getty Images)
Special United States Sent in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that Trump and Putin are expected to talk on the phone this week. Witkoff himself described having a « positive » and « solution » meeting with Putin in Moscow last week.
Grushko reiterated in an interview with Izvestia that Russia remains strictly opposed to the deployment of European troops in Ukraine, As in Britain, France and Australia have noted being open to sending a « peace maintenance » force of NATO in the country.
« It does not matter what the NATO contingents of the label were deployed in the Ukrainian territory: whether the European Union, NATO or in national capacity, » said Grushko, according to Reuters. « If they appear there, it means that they are deployed in the conflict zone with all the consequences of this contingent as parts of the conflict. »
The Vice Foreign Minister of Russia, Alexander Grushko, attends a meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister and Secretary General of the OSCE in Moscow on March 11, 2025. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP through Getty Images)
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« We can talk about unarmed observers, a civil mission that would oversee the implementation of individual aspects of this agreement or guarantee mechanisms, » Grushko added, saying that an agreement should be reached first. « Meanwhile, it’s just hot air. »
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, held a virtual meeting on Saturday with 26 nations potentially ready to participate in a « peace maintenance force » in Ukraine, reported Telegraph.
French President Emmanuel Macron, In the meantime, it was called in various French media outlets on Saturday that the intention is to « deploy a few thousand men per nation, at key points, to carry out training programs » and « show our long -term support ».
« If Ukraine asks the allied forces to be in their territory, it does not correspond to Russia to accept or not, » said Macron.
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, attends a video, as he participates in a virtual summit held by the British Prime Minister, and focused on peace and security in Ukraine, at the Palau d’Essea in Paris on March 15, 2025. (Kiran Ridley/Pool/AFP through Getty Images)
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albananese also said he would be willing to send troops.
Grushko also argued that a solution to the three -year conflict could only be maintained if European allies in Kiev understand that Ukraine must be banned from NATO membership and foreign military contingents are maintained.
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« Then the security of Ukraine and the whole region will be guaranteed in a broader sense, as one of the roots of the conflict will be eliminated, » said Grushko.
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