Volodin proposed solutions to the conflict to

Zelensky

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin saw Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statements as an attempt to gain time. This is how he responded in TELEGRAM to the words of the Ukrainian leader about Kyiv's readiness to discuss with Moscow the issue of Ukraine's accession to NATO and the status of Crimea only after the ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops.

“He also said before the talks in Turkey, when our military was stationed near Kyiv. RUSSIA has reduced activity in this direction, withdrew troops. After that, a staging appeared in Bucha and other provocations,” Volodin wrote on Telegram. According to him, Kyiv refused to fulfill its obligations. “The same scenario is being proposed today. The reason for it is obvious. He wants to buy time, while at the same time turning to NATO for military assistance, ”the parliamentarian believes.

Volodin suggested to the Ukrainian leader that if he “thinks about the citizens of Ukraine”, he should immediately withdraw troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and fix obligations on the recognition of Crimea and the non-bloc status of Ukraine, as well as on the demilitarization and denazification of the country.

The day before, Zelensky described a possible peace treaty with Russia. In his opinion, it should consist of two documents: one will contain security guarantees for Ukraine, the other - "directly its relations with the Russian Federation."

Military operation in Ukraine. Main Politics

On February 24, President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine with the aim of "demilitarization" and "denazification." In addition, Moscow is seeking the status of Ukraine as a neutral state, its non-aligned nature, as well as the recognition of Crimea, the DPR and the LPR. The HEAD of the Russian delegation at the talks with the Ukrainian side, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, reported that Kyiv was proposing a neutral demilitarized state following the example of Sweden or Austria (the country does not join any of the military blocs, while it can have its own army). The Kremlin said that this option is seen as a compromise. Kyiv, in turn, is seeking a cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of troops and security guarantees.

At the end of March, during the talks in Istanbul, Kyiv handed over proposals to Moscow to resolve the conflict. According to the head of the Ukrainian delegation, David Arakhamia, Kyiv wants guarantees similar to Article 5 of the Washington Collective Defense Treaty, which means that an attack on one of the NATO members will be considered as an attack on all NATO members. In this case, the Ukrainian side will fix a non-bloc and non-nuclear status.

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In addition, Ukraine offered Russia to resolve the issue of ownership of the Crimea in bilateral negotiations for 15 years, and Donbass - at a meeting with the president. Kyiv promised that the ownership of these regions would not be disputed by military means, and expressed its readiness to ensure that the guarantees it required did not apply to Crimea and Donbass.