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Russia insists on the international recognition of its hold over Crimea, as well as the entirety of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, as a condition for peace negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Brazilian news outlet O Globo published on April 28.<\/p>\n

This demand, reinforced<\/a> last week by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, underscores how Russia continues to push its maximalist demands despite the U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal.<\/p>\n

Russia illegally declared the four Ukrainian oblasts as annexed in 2022 following widely condemned sham referenda<\/a>, but it does not fully control the territories. Crimea, occupied by Russia since 2014, was also included in Moscow\u2019s territorial claims.<\/p>\n

The U.S. is reportedly considering<\/a> a de jure recognition of Russia’s control over Crimea as part of a potential peace deal and de facto control over other occupied territories. At the same time, U.S. officials are said to have rejected<\/a> a demand for Ukraine’s complete withdrawal from the other four regions.<\/p>\n

Asked about Russia’s conditions<\/a> to enter peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also named a ban on Ukraine’s entry into NATO, the country’s demilitarization, and changes to Ukraine’s legislation that would restore the position of the Russian language, culture, and religious organizations.<\/p>\n

These conditions are effectively the same as the initial demands raised by Moscow at the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Lavrov’s comments seem to contradict a recent Kremlin statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to enter into talks with Kyiv without “any preconditions<\/a>” and awaits Ukraine’s response.<\/p>\n

Ukraine has ruled out ceding its territory as part of any peace agreement, and both Kyiv and its allies have rejected demands for a reduction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. <\/p>\n

“All of Kyiv’s commitments must be legally guaranteed, have enforcement mechanisms, and be permanent,” Lavrov said, adding that Russia also demands the lifting of Western sanctions, the abolition of international lawsuits and arrest warrants<\/a> against Russian officials, and the return of frozen Russian assets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Western governments have already begun using money linked to those assets to support Ukraine<\/a>. In October 2024, the Group of Seven (G7) approved<\/a> nearly $50 billion in loans for Kyiv, to be repaid using interest earned on frozen Russian funds.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Lavrov<\/a> said Moscow would demand “reliable security guarantees” from NATO, the European Union, and their member states against supposed future threats on Russia\u2019s western borders.<\/p>\n

Lavrov said Russia<\/a> remains open to negotiations but claimed “the ball is not on our side,” accusing Kyiv of lacking “political will for peace.” He also said that the U.S. “has begun to better understand” Russia’s positions, hinting at the foreign policy shift brought about by U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

It has been more than 45 days since Ukraine accepted<\/a> a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire first introduced in March. Moscow rejected<\/a> the plan, demanding a complete halt to Western military aid<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Despite claiming to support de-escalation, Russia has continued <\/a>offensive operations along the front lines. Moscow has also intensified its attacks on civilian infrastructure<\/a>, most recently killing<\/a> 13 people in an attack on Kyiv on April 24.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a separate partial ceasefire <\/a>covering Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, brokered during talks in Saudi Arabia in late March, has also been repeatedly violated.<\/p>\n

According to Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Ministry, Russia<\/a> has breached the energy truce more than 30 times since it came into effect on March 25, targeting critical power infrastructure across the country.<\/p>\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump on April 27 voiced frustration with Russia and urged President Vladimir Putin to stop attacks. \u201cI was very disappointed that missiles were flying, [fired] by Russia.\u201d<\/div>\n
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