Russia repeats ultimatum to Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting

Fadeev stated that Russia's position on resolving the conflict remains unchanged. This refers to Putin's ultimatum regarding the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territories of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions. Russia also demands that Ukraine renounce its accession to NATO and lift all Western sanctions.

Commenting on the information about the exchange of territories, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry cynically stated that the so-called territorial structure of the Russian Federation is enshrined in the constitution.

"There is probably no need to invent anything here. The territorial structure of Russia is enshrined in our country's constitution. That explains everything. The goals of the Russian delegation in the negotiations in Alaska are dictated exclusively by national interests," Fadeev said.

Trump and Putin meeting

US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet on January 15 in Alaska.

Today, Trump will hold video conferences with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders regarding his meeting with Putin. Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin today, from where he will participate in online meetings.

For more details about what is known about the meeting between Trump and Putin, see the article by RBC-Ukraine.

Russia's demands on Ukraine

Three rounds of negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations took place in Istanbul. During the first meeting, Russian representatives put forward conditions that are unacceptable to Ukraine.

Moscow demanded that Ukraine confirm its neutral status, abandon its course toward NATO membership, effectively cede five regions (including those not controlled by Russia), withdraw its troops from these territories, renounce reparations, and agree to protect the rights of Russian speakers.

Later, Vladimir Putin made another demand - recognition of the so-called referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine.