Russians have had two central demands since at least June 14th: Ukraine will be genuinely neutral and not in NATO either de jure or de facto, and the West and Ukraine will recognize the annexation of four oblasts in eastern Ukraine plus Crimea.
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“the Russians have had two central demands since at least June 14th of this year. One is that Ukraine will be a genuinely neutral country... and number two, that the West and Ukraine will recognize uh the annexation of those four oblasts in the east of Ukraine plus Crimea.”
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Trump To Force Ukraine Peace on Europe - John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen— The DuranCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:00:51 AM
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