Sounds like a bit of a sell out?
The Moscow TimesChief Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky
claimed that the Ukrainian delegation expressed readiness to meet Russia's demands during peace talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. These demands include:
- Ukraine agreeing not to join NATO and to adopt a bloc-free status;
- Ukraine agreeing not to acquire or develop nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction;
- Ukraine agreeing not to deploy foreign military bases and contingents;
- and Ukraine agreeing to hold military drills only with the consent of guarantor states, including Russia.