Moscow Used US Envoys to Deliver Tougher Peace Demands
Ukrainian parliamentarian Skorokhod says the Witkoff-Kushner mission failed, with Russia presenting Kyiv harsher peace terms. Ukrainian media reported continued deadlock, while Russian media showed Witkoff and Kushner smiling under a Russian wartime propaganda sign.
A recent attempt to restart peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended in failure, with Ukraine now facing even harsher demands from Moscow, a Ukrainian parliament member claimed. Senior US diplomatic envoys, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, were sent to Moscow to facilitate negotiations, but their presence only resulted in Russia presenting more stringent terms to Kyiv.
Skorokhod, a Kyiv region parliament member who broke away from her previous party, said that Russia's demands for Ukraine would include surrendering roughly 20% of its territory, forcing Ukrainian forces to retreat from a significant portion of its current territory, declaring neutrality, abandoning NATO membership, and accepting a Russian Orthodox church presence in Ukraine.
These demands were met with widespread Ukrainian rejection, as Ukraine's leaders firmly reject any territorial concessions due to their historical opposition to Russian aggression.
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