Ukraine and Russia in negotiations are close to a compromise in 4 points out of 6 - Erdogan

25 March 2022, 18:14 | Policy
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Ukraine is ready to agree to four out of six Russian demands, in particular, to renounce NATO membership and recognize Russian as a second state language..

This was reported by the Turkish state-run Anadolu newspaper, citing Erdogan's comment..

" The first point concerns Ukraine's accession to NATO.. Initially, Ukraine insisted on membership in the Alliance, but subsequently Zelensky began to declare the possibility of refusal.

Another point concerns the adoption of the Russian language in Ukraine as an official language.. Zelensky agreed with this. Russian is already spoken almost throughout Ukraine.. There are no problems in this regard,"

According to the Turkish President, there is a certain consent of Ukraine to concessions regarding " At the same time, he added that we are not talking about the complete disarmament of Ukraine..

Further, the fourth point concerns collective security, where, according to Erdogan, Ukraine has shown a positive approach.

However, Erdogan said that Ukraine does not discuss the fifth and sixth points of the demands of the Russians, namely the recognition of the Russian occupation of Crimea and certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions..



The Turkish President said that Zelensky was allegedly ready to hold a referendum on the status of Donbass. He also criticized Western leaders for lacking resolve in condemning the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014..

Representatives of the Turkish authorities, including Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, are in close contact with both Ukraine and the Russian Federation, and are trying to mediate in order to establish peace in the country.




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