Ukraine ready to incorporate initiatives of other countries into 'peace formula'
Ukraine will finalize its peace formula by early November and will be ready to incorporate other countries' initiatives at that time.
According to RIA Novosti, Chief of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrei Yermak, in an interview with Corriere della Sera published on October 27, said that in order to negotiate a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict, it is necessary to return to the situation of 2022.
“To start negotiations, it is necessary to return to the situation two years ago, at 4 a.m., when the first shot was fired… Then we will discuss how to return to the 1991 borders,” Chief of Staff Yermak said.
According to Mr. Yermak, President Zelensky has never agreed to territorial concessions, but is “ready for negotiations,” based on the situation in Ukraine. The Ukrainian president is ready to listen to peace initiatives from China, Brazil, South Africa, and other countries and eventually incorporate them into Ukraine’s peace formula.
In addition, Mr. Yermak said, Ukraine will finalize its peace formula by early November and will be ready to incorporate other initiatives at that time.
However, Mr. Yermak also emphasized that Russia's complete withdrawal of troops is a necessary condition to end the conflict that has lasted for more than two years.
The peace proposal to resolve the conflict in Ukraine proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin includes the recognition of the status of Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as Russian regions. Along with this, there is a demand for the non-military and nuclear-free status of Ukraine, its demilitarization, as well as the abolition of sanctions against Russia.
However, Kiev rejected this initiative of the Russian leader.
