• Ar
  • Es
Al Mayadeen English
  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Feature
  • Videos
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Feature
Videos
Infographs
In Pictures
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. Europe
  4. Ukraine studying issue of neutrality: Zelensky
Europe

Ukraine studying issue of neutrality: Zelensky

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 Mar 23:02

One of the main issues raised by Russia during the negotiations with Ukraine is neutrality, and it is being discussed within Kiev, according to the president.

  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

The Russian demand for Ukrainian neutrality, which has been a key issue for Moscow throughout its negotiations with Kiev, is being closely looked at by Ukraine's negotiators, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday.

"This point of the negotiations is understandable to me, and it is being discussed. It is being carefully studied," Zelensky told the press during an interview.

Earlier this month, the Kremlin has said Sweden and Austria offered models of neutrality that Kiev could adopt to help Moscow take the decision of ending its special military operation in Ukraine.

Negotiations to put an end to the war in Ukraine have been taking place between the two parties for a month now, and their focal points were Ukraine staying out of NATO, disarmament, and security guarantees.

The parties to the crisis held three rounds of negotiations in Belarus, and talks are going on an almost daily basis via videoconference.

The first round took place in Gomel, Belarus, just four days after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine; the second took place in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Belarus, and the third took place in Brest, Belarus. However, most of the talks took place online. 

Russia had launched a special military operation in Ukraine due to NATO's eastward expansion, the Ukrainian shelling of Donbass, and the killing of the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic, in addition to Moscow wanting to "denazify" and demilitarize Ukraine.

  • Moscow
  • Nato
  • Ukraine crisis
  • Russia
  • Volodymyr Zelensky
  • Kiev
  • Sweden
  • Austria
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus

Trending Now

All
Finland, Sweden possible targets if admitted to NATO: Russian diplomat

Finland, Sweden possible targets if admitted to NATO: Russian envoy

Most Read

David Hirsh – An asset of the Zionist regime

David Hirsh – An asset of the Zionist regime

  • Feature
  • 16 Aug
China: Will it now Toss Caution to the Wind?

China: Will it now Toss Caution to the Wind?

  • Analysis
  • 15 Aug
A US soldier sits in an armored vehicle in Manbij, northern Syria, in 2018 (AP Photo)

US troops loot 89 oil tankers from Syria, smuggle them into Iraq

  • MENA
  • 14 Aug
Dried-up Tille River in Lux, France (AP)

Climate crisis causes Tille river to become mass grave for fish

  • Europe
  • 12 Aug

Read this

All
UN criticizes 'arbitrary' Israeli move of raiding Palestinian NGOs.
Palestine

UN slams Israeli move of closing Palestinian NGOs as 'arbitrary'

  • Today
Germany's Scholz faces grilling over tax fraud scandal.
Europe

Tax fraud scandal lands Germany's Scholz in hot water

  • Today
North Korea rejects Seoul's aid-for-denuclearization offer.
Asia

North Korea slams Seoul's recycled aid offer as 'foolish'

  • Today
A photo of Lake Mead (AP)
US & Canada

Bodies surfacing as water recedes at gangsters 'paradise', Lake Mead

  • Today
Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS