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Putin Announces Conditions For REAL Peace Negotiations And Cease Fire

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Just one day before the start of the so called “Peace Summit” in Switzerland, Vladimir Putin gave a lengthy speech to all the senior staff in the Foreign Ministry. This event also serves as an announcement about Russia’s intentions toward the war with Ukraine. The whole speech was uploaded on the Kremlin’s homepage and an English transcript was added, showing the Kremlin meant this to be addressed also at the West, not just the Russian population.

Putin once again and this time in very clear terms lies out the three things: * Russia is willing to negotiate peace immediately if Ukraine is willing to do so too. * He lays out the preconditions for a cease fire * and he explains Russia’s objectives for a lasting peace that is not just a quick fix but ends the conflict once and for all.

I believe this is a very important speech as it gives us the Russian position as clearly as it gets, and I will therefore share it here with you in English, as we have translated the video, so you can hear the Russian position for yourself.

My own comments will be at the end of the video and the full 80 min speech will be uploaded on this channel shortly as well. But here is Vladimir Putin’s position on Peace in Ukraine as of June 14, 2024:

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just one day before the start of the

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so-called peace Summit in Switzerland

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Vladimir Putin gave a lengthy speech to

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all the senior staff in the foreign

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Ministry this event also served as an

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announcement about Russia’s intentions

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toward the war with Ukraine the whole

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speech was uploaded on the kremlin’s

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homepage and an English transcript was

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added as well showing the Kremlin meant

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is to be addressed to the West not just

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to the Russian population Putin once

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again and this time in very clear terms

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lies out three things Russia is willing

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to negotiate peace immediately if

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Ukraine is willing to do so too he lays

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out the preconditions for a ceasefire

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and he explains Russia’s objectives for

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a lasting pece that is not just a quick

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fix but ends the conflict once and for

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all I believe this is a very important

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speech as it gives us the Russian

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position as clearly as it gets and I

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will therefore share it here with you in

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English as we have translated the video

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so you can hear the Russian position for

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yourself my own comments will be at the

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end of the video and the full 80-minute

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speech will be uploaded on this channel

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shortly as well but here is Vladimir

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Putin’s position on peace in Ukraine as

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of June 14th

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2024 while the West ignores our

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interests and forbids Kev from

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negotiating it hypocritically calls on

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us to engage in some kind of

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negotiations this looks simply idiotic

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on one hand they are forbidden to

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negotiate with us and on the other hand

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we are called to negotiations or hinted

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that we are refusing them this is some

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kind of

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nonsense we live in a sort of Wonderland

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first of all they should start by giving

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keev the command to lift the ban on

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negotiations with Russia secondly we are

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ready to sit at the negotiating table

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even tomorrow we understand all the

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peculiarities of the legal situation but

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there are legitimate authorities there

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even according to the Constitution there

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is someone to negotiate with

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we are

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ready our conditions for starting such a

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conversation are simple and boil down to

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the following I would now spend some

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time to reproduce the entire chain of

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events once again so it is clear that

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what I’m about to say is not a matter of

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today’s

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circumstances we have always adhered to

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a certain position we have always

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strived for peace so these conditions

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are very simple Ukrainian troops must be

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completely withdrawn from the donet and

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luhansk people’s republics Kon and Z

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paria regions moreover I draw attention

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to the fact that this means from the

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entire territory of these regions within

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their administrative borders that

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existed at the time of their

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incorporation into

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Ukraine as soon as Kev announces its

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Readiness for such a decision and Begins

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the actual withdrawal of troops from

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these regions as well as officially

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notifies of the renunciation of plans to

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join NATO an order to cease fire and

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start negotiations will immediately

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follow from our side I repeat we will do

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this immediately naturally we guarantee

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the unimpeded and safe withdrawal of

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Ukrainian units and

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formations we would like to hope that

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such a decision on troop withdrawal

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non-aligned status and the start of

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dialogue with Russia on which Ukraine’s

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future depends will be made

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independently in Kiev based on the

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prevailing realities and guided by the

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genuine national interests of the

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Ukrainian people and not under Western

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directives although there are of course

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significant doubts about this

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nevertheless I want to once again say

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and remind in this regard

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I said that I would like to go over the

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chronology of events once more let’s

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take the time to do this so during the

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events on maidan in Kev in 2013 2014

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Russia repeatedly offered its assistance

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in the Constitutional resolution of the

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crisis which was actually organized from

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outside let’s return to the chronology

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of events at the end of February

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2014 on February 18th armed clashes

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began in Kev provoked by the opposition

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a number of buildings including the city

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hall and the house of trade unions were

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set on fire on February 20th unknown

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snipers opened fire on protesters and

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Law Enforcement

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Officers those who were preparing the

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armed coup did everything to push the

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situation further towards violence and

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radicalization the people who were on

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the streets of Kev during those days

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expressing dissatisfaction with the then

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government were intentionally used for

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their selfish purposes like Canon fodder

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they are doing exactly the same thing

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today conducting mobilization and

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sending people to

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slaughter and yet there was an

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opportunity for a civilized way out of

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the situation back then it is known that

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on February 21st an agreement was signed

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between the then acting president of

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Ukraine and the opposition the official

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representatives of Germany Poland and

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France acted as guarantors of the

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political crisis

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resolution the agreement provided for a

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return to a parliamentary presidential

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form of government the holding of early

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presidential

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elections the formation of a government

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of National Trust as well as the

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withdrawal of law enforcement forces

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from the center of Kev and the

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opposition’s surrender of

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weapons the vov NADA passed a law

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excluding criminal prosecution of

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protest

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participants such an agreement which

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allowed for the cessation of violence

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and the return of the situation to the

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Constitutional field took place this

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agreement was signed although both in

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keev and in the west they prefer not to

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remember it today I will say more about

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another important fact that was not

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previously voiced literally in those

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same hours on February 21st a

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conversation took place with my American

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counterpart at the initiative of the

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American side

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the essence was as

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follows the American leader

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unequivocally supported the Kiev

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agreement between the authorities and

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the opposition moreover he called it a

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real breakthrough a chance for the

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Ukrainian people to prevent the violence

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from Crossing all conceivable

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boundaries furthermore during the

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discussions we jointly developed the

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following formula

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Russia would try to persuade the then

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acting president of Ukraine to behave as

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restrained as possible not to use the

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Army and law enforcement agencies

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against the protesters accordingly the

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opposition would be called to order to

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free administrative buildings so that

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the streets would calm down all this was

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supposed to create conditions for life

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in the country to return to normal

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within the Constitutional and legal

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framework

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overall we agreed to work together for

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the sake of a stable peaceful normal and

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developing Ukraine we fully kept our

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word the then president of Ukraine

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yanukovich who actually did not plan to

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use the Army nevertheless did not do so

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moreover he even withdrew additional

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police units from K and what about the

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Western colleagues on the night of

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February 22nd and throughout the

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following day when president yanukovich

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went to HEV where a Congress of deputies

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from the Southeastern regions of Ukraine

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and Crimea was supposed to take place

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radicals despite all the agreements and

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guarantees from the West both Europe and

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the USA forcibly took control of the rer

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building the presidential Administration

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and seized the

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government and not a single guarant of

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all these political settlement

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agreements neither the United States nor

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the Europeans lifted a finger to fulfill

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their obligations to urge the opposition

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to release the seized administrative

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buildings and renounce violence it is

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evident that such a course of events not

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only suited them it seems that they were

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the authors of the development of events

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in this very Direction already on

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February 22nd 2014 the vova in violation

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of the Constitution of Ukraine adopted a

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resolution on the so-called self-

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removal of the acting president

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yanukovich from the presidency and

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scheduled early elections for May

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25th that is an armed coup provoked from

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outside took

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place Ukrainian radicals with the silent

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consent and direct support of the West

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thwarted all attempts to resolve the

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situation

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peacefully then we urged Kev and Western

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capitals to start a dialogue with the

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people in Southeastern Ukraine to

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respect their interests rights and

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freedoms no the regime that came to

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power as a result of a coup chose war in

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the spring and summer of 2014 it

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launched punitive actions against dbas

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Russia once again called for peace we

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did everything to resolve the acute

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problems within the framework of the

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Minsk

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agreements but the west and the key of

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authorities as I have already emphasized

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did not intend to fulfill them although

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in words Western colleagues including

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the head of the White House assured us

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that the Minsk agreements were important

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and that they were committed to the

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processes of their

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implementation what in their opinion

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will allow us to get out of the

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situation in Ukraine stabilize it and

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take into account the interests of the

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residents of the East instead they

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organized a blade of donbas the Armed

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Forces of Ukraine consistently prepared

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a fullscale operation to destroy the

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donet and luhansk people’s

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republics the Minsk agreements were

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finally buried by the Kev regime and the

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West that is why in 2022 Russia was

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forced to start a special military

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operation to stop the war in donbas and

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protect peaceful residents from genocide

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at the same time from the very first

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days we have been proposing options for

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a diplomatic resolution of the crisis

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I have already mentioned this

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today these are the negotiations in

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bellarus and turkey the withdrawal of

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troops from Kev to create conditions for

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signing the Istanbul agreements which

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were in principle agreed upon by

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everyone but even these attempts of ours

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were ultimately rejected the Western Kev

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took a course to defeat us but as is

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known all of this failed today we are

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making another

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real peace proposal if Kiev and the

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Western capitals reject it as before

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then ultimately it is their business

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their political and moral responsibility

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for the continuation of the

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Bloodshed it is obvious that the reali

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on the ground on the line of combat

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contact will continue to change not in

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favor of the KY of regime and the

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conditions for starting negotiations

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will be different

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let me emphasize the main point the

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essence of our proposal is not about

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some temporary truce or ceasefire as the

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West for example wants to restore losses

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rearm the Kiev regime and prepare it for

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a new

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offensive I repeat it is not about

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freezing the conflict but about its

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final resolution and I will say it again

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as soon as KV agrees to the course of

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events proposed today agrees to the

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complete withdrawal of its troops from

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the DPR and LPR zapia and kesson regions

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and actually begins this process we are

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ready to start negotiations without

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delay I repeat our principled position

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is a neutral non-aligned non-nuclear

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status for Ukraine its demilitarization

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and

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denazification moreover everyone

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generally agreed on these parameters

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during the Istanbul negotiations in

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22 everything was clear regarding

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demilitarization everything was outlined

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the number of this and that tanks

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everything was agreed upon undoubtedly

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the rights freedoms and interests of

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russian-speaking citizens in Ukraine

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must be fully ensured the new

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territorial realities the status of

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Crimea sevastopol the donet and luhansk

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people’s republics and the kesson and

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zapara regions as subjects of the

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Russian Federation must be recognized

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in the future all these fundamental

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principles should be formalized in the

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form of fundamental International

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agreements naturally this also implies

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the lifting of all Western sanctions

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against Russia I believe that Russia is

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offering an option that will

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realistically end the war in

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Ukraine in other words we call for

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turning a tragic page of history let it

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be difficult and GR ual step by step but

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it is necessary to start restoring

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relations of trust and good

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neighborliness between Russia and

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Ukraine as well as in Europe as a

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whole by resolving the Ukrainian crisis

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we together with our partners from the

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CST and SE who are already making a

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significant contribution to finding ways

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for peaceful resolution as well as with

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Western including European states are

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ready for dialogue we could begin the

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fundamental task that I mentioned at the

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beginning of my speech namely the

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creation of an indivisible system of

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Eurasian security that takes into

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account the interests of all states on

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the continent without

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exception of course a literal return to

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the security proposals we put forward 25

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to 15 years ago or even two years ago is

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impossible too much has happened

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circumstances have changed however the

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basic principles and most importantly

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the very subject of the dialogue remain

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unchanged Russia recognizes its

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responsibility for global stability and

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once again confirms its Readiness to

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engage in discussions with all countries

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but this should not be a simulation of a

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peace process aimed at serving someone’s

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selfish will someone’s selfish interests

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but a serious thorough conversation on

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the entire range of Global Security

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issues dear colleagues I am confident

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that

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you all understand well the large scale

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tasks facing Russia how much we need to

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do including in the field of foreign

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policy I sincerely wish you success in

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this difficult work of ensuring Russia’s

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security our national interests

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strengthening the country’s positions in

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the world promoting integration

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processes and bilateral relations with

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our partners for it part the state

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leadership will continue to provide the

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Diplomatic service and all those

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involved in the implementation of

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Russia’s foreign policy with the

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necessary support once again thank you

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for your work for your patience and

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attention to what has been said I am

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confident that we will succeed together

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thank you very

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much so I think a few points are

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important to note about Vladimir Putin’s

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speech uh first of all that he

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differentiates between different stages

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of what he clearly sees as a process he

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mentions it at the end this is this will

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take time and the this cannot be all of

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it cannot be achieved in one instance

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but he clearly thinks of this as a

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process and uh he is willing to talk

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immediately as long as there’s somebody

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to talk to on the Ukrainian side so

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let’s remember that there’s still a

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decree from the from Vladimir selinski

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that forbids the president from

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negotiating with Ukraine on the other

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hand the interesting thing is that he

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also Vladimir Putin seems to allude to

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the competent authorities in Ukraine and

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that they are still competent

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authorities constitutional what he meant

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with this is of course that volodimir

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selinski term as president has come to

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an end I think this is quite clear in

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the Russian thinking that the Russians

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don’t regard him anymore as the

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legitimate constitutional president of

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Ukraine but at the same time saying that

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there are others that we can negotiate

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with I don’t know who exactly he’s

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thinking about whether he’s thinking

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about the the the foreign minister or if

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he’s thinking about the uh well lated

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diplomats in the foreign Ministry of

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Ukraine or the Parliament and that would

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be a natural a natural place to go right

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that the parliamentarian delegation

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might be able and Parliament would be

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obviously the one who would ratify any

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kind of agreements and therefore

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negotiate directly with the legislative

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branch I don’t know exactly what’s going

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through his mind but um he clearly

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thinks that the as soon as the as there

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is a Ukrainian counterpart willing to

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discuss uh Russia will do so and

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secondly though that in order to get to

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a ceasefire um he would demand that

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there would be a retreat from these uh

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four oblasts that the Russians are that

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are still Eng engaging in um in in

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Warfare with um especially K and zisha

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which are not on on complete control of

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of Russia I mean also the other um

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others um net and lugansk there’s not

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complete um Russian military control he

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says if they Retreat then we stop the we

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stop the fighting and we stop so

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immediately and we will um if we have an

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agreement on this we will also um let

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the the Ukrainian forces Retreat without

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without firing at them right um this

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though is then only the a ceas fire that

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he envisions the on the the third part

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then would be in a peace agreement and

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this agreement to me is really the most

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important thing because it lays out um

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the visions of the Russians for a for a

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solution of the conflict and we know

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that we now in Switzerland probably

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going to get something like a West

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Western position or a Ukrainian position

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what they want and we know the peace

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this Ukrainian peace formula which is

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basically a a

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capitulation from from the Russians

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Retreat from all territories including

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from from Crimea and um war criminal

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tribunal against the Vladimir Putin and

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and the other uh the others in Russia

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the people who are basically sitting in

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this room um so I still have to hope

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that something more reasonable will come

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out of the of the Swiss peace Summit

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that can actually that can actually

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serve as some form of actual negotiation

19:51

uh negotiating position but here what

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Vladimir Putin lays out is is Russia’s

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negotiating position and it and what it

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once this is to me not necessarily all

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of this will come will come through this

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this is what what um Vladimir Putin is

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willing to to to negotiate about so as

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soon as you as you indicate that there’s

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something negotiable you know that there

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are there are somehow moving lines but

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the the basic premise is very very clear

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and it’s these uh it’s really the the

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neutral and non-aligned and non nuclear

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status of Ukraine so this that he that

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he combined these three terms together

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was was quite interesting to me um that

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he even he differentiates between

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neutrality and and non non-alignment but

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he wants both of this it’s just utterly

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clear no NATO membership and no um no uh

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military alliances with any any outside

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force but that means also no military

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alliance with Russia right so Ukraine

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you remain as a buffer the way that this

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was Envision in in envisioned already

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two years ago in the eastanbul agreement

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so um this one is is the is the core of

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everything the rest of where uh what

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exactly then also happens with the

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regions I have this strong feeling that

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there is that there’s negotiation room

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there because did you notice that

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Vladimir Putin actually referred to

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donet and lugansk as the people’s

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republics he didn’t refer to them as uh

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Russia’s region of regions of donk and

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lugansk which under the the Russian

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Constitution now they’re considered um

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he he he says of course they are they

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are now part of the Russian State

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territory but the fact that he still

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refers to them as the people’s republics

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which was the status um before the

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incorporation into Russian State

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territory that that kind of seems to

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hint to me that there is some sort of

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negotiation room there now

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um I want to say that I cannot look into

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Vladimir Putin’s head and I do not I do

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not exactly know what what the the the

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Russians would be willing to uh to do or

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not especially now that they have the

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military upper hand but it is pretty

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clear that in this speech let mean Putin

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wishes for peace right it is clear that

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he that there is a Russian wish to end

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this Bloodshed but not at all in any

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costs right so

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the the question is can the process

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start that will first lead to the

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ceasefire and then secondly lead to

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Serious negotiations um that then will

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also be verifiable very a verifiable end

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to this um process and but it would be a

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a gradual process out of War that’s

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that’s how he sees it um unfolding a

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literal return to this eastanbul

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agreements is not possible he says but

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it can serve as a basis of negotiation

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and this is

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interesting exactly the things that we

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have heard before we’ve heard it in the

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taker Carson interview we have we’ve

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heard it um since the tuer Carson

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interview several times that Istanbul is

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still something that can serve as a

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beginning not as an end but as a

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beginning uh to to talk with to talk to

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each other um and of course the

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demilitarization and denazification

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meaning getting rid of these a of

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Battalion people and and uh getting back

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to a constitutional order uh in in

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Ukraine that is obviously also something

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that um that is uh that that Russia

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demands in order to make this also

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predictable what’s happening there uh

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but here we’ve got it in 2024 we’ve got

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the we’ve got again an offer for actual

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negotiations from the Russians on the

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table so the question is uh why can the

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collective West and Ukraine not take

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this and say yes okay let’s sit down and

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uh the only answer to that is that

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they’re the ones who still think that

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there’s more to win through War than

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through peace because Vladimir Putin

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seems to think that through negotiations

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you can win more uh or you can you can

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end this whereas the West seems to

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believe that only um with uh with

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military power you can end it uh let’s

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see uh how this will play out also with

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what comes out of Switzerland in the

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next couple of days

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