The Kremlin stated that the condition for progress in negotiations with Ukraine is the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbas. Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov claims that such a step would allegedly allow for the suspension of hostilities and a transition to discussing a "long-term settlement." This was reported by Russian media, according to UNN.
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According to him, for progress in negotiations, Ukraine must withdraw its troops from Donbas. This is a long-standing demand of Russia.
"Now Kyiv needs to take only one serious step, after which, firstly, hostilities will be suspended, and secondly, prospects will open up for a serious discussion of a further long-term settlement," Ushakov said.
According to him, "everyone understands this," so "convincing each other is largely a waste of time."