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International recognition of Russia's ownership of Crimea, Sevastopol, the Donetsk People's Republic, the Lugansk People's Republic, the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions is imperative."
But when asked if there were indeed preconditions that Russia required to sit down with Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said The Russian side has repeatedly confirmed its readiness, as confirmed by the president, to begin negotiations with Ukraine without any preconditions,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state media on Monday All Putin needs to do is rebuild his armed forces, wait for another propitious moment and strike again."
Mr Johnson, writing in the Daily Mail, said There is nothing like enough in these proposals to stop him (Putin).
Crimea will stay with Russia. Zelenskyy understands that, and everybody understands that it’s been with them for a long time.”
U.S. President Donald Trump underscored the Crimea proposal in an interview published Friday in Time magazine That’s why Russia is pushing it, because they know it’s impossible to achieve,
It doesn’t mean anything,
said Oleksandr Merezkho, a lawmaker with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s party We lost our best guys in this war,
said Oleksandr, a soldier in the Donetsk region, who spoke on the condition that only his first name be used in line with military protocols