[Regnum] Russia is ready to consider the possibility of a ceasefire "in principle", but there must also be reciprocal steps from Kiev. This was stated on May 30 by Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya.
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"In principle, we are ready to consider the possibility of establishing a ceasefire, which would subsequently allow us to reach a sustainable resolution of the root causes of the conflict. But for this, we must see reciprocal steps from the other side," he emphasized during a meeting of the UN Security Council.
Moscow has repeatedly voiced its position that for the duration of the ceasefire, at least Western countries should completely suspend the supply of weapons to the Ukrainian army, and the Kiev regime should stop mobilizing the population, Nebenzya emphasized.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier that day, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Russian delegation was heading to Istanbul for talks with Ukraine, which would take place on June 2. Moscow hopes that at the meeting it will be possible to discuss the countries' memorandums on eliminating the root causes of the conflict and the ceasefire regime, he added.
At the same time, The New York Times, citing a high-ranking Ukrainian official, stated that the Ukrainian memorandum on the settlement of the conflict includes a demand for a ceasefire on land, at sea, in the air, as well as its monitoring by international partners.
Russian President Vladimir Putin noted back in October 2024 that Russia would not agree to any "exchanges" of territories. Moscow is ready for reasonable compromises, but taking into account the realities on the ground. In addition, the goal of the dialogue between Russia and Ukraine should be long-term peace, not a truce, and one of the conditions is the refusal of the Kiev regime to join NATO.