If Kyiv Rejects Putin's Proposal, Future Conditions for Establishing Peace Will Be More Complicated and Stringent, Narishkin

If Kyiv refuses the proposal put forward by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the subsequent conditions for signing a peace treaty for Ukraine will be more complicated and stringent. This was stated by Sergey Narishkin, the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, in an interview with TASS.

"The next conditions under which peace can be achieved and some peace treaty can be signed will be more complicated and stringent for Ukraine," he said in response to a question about what would happen to Ukraine if the new peace proposal is rejected.

Recently, Putin presented the conditions for starting negotiations with Kyiv and ceasing fire, which were rejected by Kyiv. According to Putin, Ukrainian troops must completely withdraw from the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, as well as from the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, within administrative borders.

"As soon as the actual withdrawal of Ukrainian troops begins, and Kyiv announces its plans to abandon NATO membership, Moscow will give the order for a ceasefire and the start of negotiations. Moreover, Russia guarantees the unhindered and safe withdrawal of Ukrainian units and formations from those territories. Russia today offers yet another real peace proposal, but if the West and Kyiv refuse, the responsibility for the bloodshed will rest on them," the Russian President stated.

At the same time, Putin emphasized that the discussion is not about freezing the conflict, but about its definitive end. "We call on everyone to turn the tragic page of history and gradually restore relations between Ukraine and Europe. The main agreements for a peaceful resolution must be enshrined in international treaties. Naturally, the lifting of sanctions against Russia is also expected. The status of Crimea and Sevastopol, DPR and LPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions must be enshrined as part of Russia in international treaties. Our principled position is for Ukraine to have a neutral, non-aligned, and non-nuclear status, as well as its demilitarization and denazification," Putin concluded.