Russia ready to stop war against Ukraine in a moment if demands are met: Kremlin

Russia
on Monday said that it would stop the war against Ukraine if the country accepts its demands. Dmitry
Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said Ukraine have to cease military action,
change its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledge Crimea as Russian
territory and recognise the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk as
independent territories. If these demands are met by Kyiv, the war will end ‘in
a moment’.

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Peskov
also said that Ukraine was aware of the conditions, before adding, “And
they were told that all this can be stopped in a moment.”

Russia ‘not to make further territorial claims’

“They
should make amendments to the constitution according to which Ukraine would
reject any aims to enter any bloc. This is possible only by making changes to
the constitution,” he further said.

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Peskov
further claimed that Russia would not be seeking to claim any other territory
of Ukraine if their demands are met.

“We
really are finishing the demilitarisation of Ukraine,” he said. “We
will finish it. But the main thing is that Ukraine ceases its military action.
They should stop their military action and then no one will shoot.

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“We
have also spoken about how they should recognise that Crimea is Russian
territory and that they need to recognise that Donetsk and Lugansk are
independent states. And that’s it. It will stop in a moment,” he added.

The
statement from Peskov came as delegates from Ukraine and Russia prepared to
meet on Monday for the third round of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
It has caused the worst refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War.

Russia
launched a full-fledged military attack on Ukraine by air, land, and sea last month.  Russian forces are bombing city centres and
closing in on the capital, Kyiv, prompting a mass exodus of refugees.

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Before
invading Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin denied that he would invade his
neighbour, but then he tore up a peace deal and unleashed what Germany calls
“Putin’s war”, pouring forces into Ukraine’s north, east and south.

As
the number of dead climbs, Russia’s leader stands accused of shattering the
peace in Europe.