Putin and Zelensky \u2018not yet ready\u2019 to meet \u2013 Erdogan<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n“Ukraine’s neutral, non-aligned, and nuclear-free status must be ensured. These conditions were spelled out in Ukraine’s 1990 Declaration of Independence, and Russia and the international community used them to recognize Ukrainian statehood,”<\/em> the foreign minister said.<\/p>\nAnother cornerstone of a potential settlement is Kiev’s promise to ensure human rights. At present, Kiev “is exterminating everything connected with Russia, Russians, and Russian-speaking people, including the Russian language, culture, traditions, canonical Orthodoxy, and Russian-language media,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\nHe added that Ukraine “is the only country where the use of the language spoken by a significant portion of the population has been outlawed.”<\/em><\/p>\nSince the Western-backed coup in Kiev in 2014, Ukraine has taken steps to sever centuries-old cultural ties with its larger neighbor through legislation outlawing statues and symbolism associated with the country’s past and by phasing out the Russian language in all spheres of life.<\/p>\n
Kiev is also cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), the largest Christian denomination in the country, which it accuses of maintaining links to Moscow, despite the church declaring a break with Russia in 2022.<\/p>\n
Ukraine has also rejected any territorial concessions to Russia and continues to pursue its aspiration of joining NATO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kiev should commit to bloc neutrality and acknowledge the new territorial reality, Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said Ukraine must recognize its territorial losses, guarantee the rights of the Russian-speaking population, and agree to a security arrangement that poses no threat to Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has…<\/p>\n
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