With the official launch of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the world condemned it as unjust and the various sanctions imposed have put Russia in a difficult position internally.
During the Russian military offensive in Kiev, Putin presented six conditions for ending the war, which political commentators described as a set of conditions that could not be negotiated.
According to the ABC, Putin’s terms for ending the war are as follows:
1) Ukraine should not enter NATO and maintain a neutral position.
![NATO - Wikipedia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/NATO_OTAN_landscape_logo.svg/800px-NATO_OTAN_landscape_logo.svg.png)
2) Crimea should be recognized as a territory of Russia.
![Belt and Road Crimea](https://i0.wp.com/www.russia-briefing.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/crimea-world-map-f.jpg?fit=900%2C506&ssl=1)
3) Independence of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
4) Ukraine must abandon any weapons that pose a threat to Russia and stop militarization.
![Lethal Weapons to Ukraine: A Primer - Atlantic Council](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180126_toler_large.jpg)
5) There must be a change in the leadership of Ukraine or a change of government.
![Ukraine official said to claim Bennett pushed Zelensky to 'surrender' to Putin deal | The Times of Israel](https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2022/03/AP22069680070841-e1647021206914.jpg)
6) Russian should be made the second official language of Ukraine and any law prohibiting its use should be repealed.
![The Ukrainian alphabet. - Duolingo](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-14RzXQxKgD4/Vn7J-1f0u4I/AAAAAAAAJ9E/JspYJJpTbQI/s1600/s2.jpg)