Ukraine's "red lines" in peace talks: no more land to Russia, release of children, security guarantees – The Independent
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Sun, 16 Mar 2025 16:43:49 +0200
Ukraine has set several red lines in negotiations on a possible peace agreement.
These include refusing to cede any additional territories beyond those currently occupied, demanding the return of Ukrainian children and civilians and insisting on international security guarantees.
Source The Independent, citing Ukrainian officials Details Senior Ukrainian sources familiar with the talks warn there is little faith that Russia will accept a reasonable deal.
We expect another trick, a source said.
The newspaper also cites Ukraines red lines in possible negotiations Refusing to give up further territories, despite Russian President Vladimir Putins desire to take back four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Russia.
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Ukrainska Pravda doesnt recognise Putin as president ed.
No further territory to be ceded, despite Putins desire to take four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by the Russian military since 2014 The return of thousands of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia The return of thousands of civilians illegally held by Russia, who are not considered Prisoners of War and so would not be included in PoW exchanges A need for international security guarantees, should Putin infringe any ceasefire deal.
Ukrainian officials told The Independent that while they agreed to freeze the current front line in order to negotiate a ceasefire, losing any additional territory would be a red line.
It is not reasonable to demand that, for example, Zaporizhzhia or Kherson oblasts ed.
be fully handed over, the source said.
The sources stated that the fate of the Russianoccupied territories has not been decided.
We will do our best to retake it with diplomacy, the source said.
The newspaper reports that Ukraine is deeply concerned about the potential impact of the ceasefire and the freezing of the contact line on the fate of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, who were either forcibly taken to Russia or remained in the occupied territories throughout the fullscale invasion.
One of the key requirements for any deal is the return of these children and the cessation of the Russification policy, which includes the forced issuance of Russian passports and the operation of reeducation camps.
Background A European Pravda source noted that Kyiv informed its American partners of its red lines at the meeting in Jeddah.
For Ukraine, there are red lines including that there can be no restrictions on the size of the defence forces and no prohibitions on Ukraines participation in international organisations, including the EU and NATO.
The issue of NATO was also mentioned by Head of the Ukrainian Presidents Office Andrii Yermak, who stressed that Russia must not have a veto, the source emphasised.
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