Putin calls for six conditions to be met if war is to end

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.

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2) Crimea should be recognized as a territory of Russia.

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3) Independence of the People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

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4) Ukraine must abandon any weapons that pose a threat to Russia and stop militarization.

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5) There must be a change in the leadership of Ukraine or a change of government.

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6) Russian should be made the second official language of Ukraine and any law prohibiting its use should be repealed.

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