Russian newspaper: Moscow and Kiev are close to peace

The Russian newspaper "Nezavismaya" reported that for the first time since the launch of Russia's special military operation inside Ukrainian territory, a glimmer of hope looms over the end of the bloodshed.

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that Moscow had offered Kiev a compromise that the Ukrainian side could not refuse in principle, noting that this offer was based on Ukraine taking a neutral stance while providing it with international security guarantees and a ceasefire.

The newspaper quoted the assistant to the Russian president and head of the Moscow delegation to talks with Ukraine, Vladimir Medinsky, that the Ukrainian side presented the idea of ​​Kyiv adopting a neutral status similar to Sweden or Austria as a basis for a settlement.

"We are currently discussing a whole range of issues related to the size of the Ukrainian army. Ukraine has offered to be a neutral country on the Swedish or Austrian model, demilitarized with an army and navy at the same time," Medinsky added.

Summit between Putin and Zelensky

She said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed that they are already close to drafting an agreement that satisfies both parties.

After a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, Lavrov did not rule out holding talks between the Russian president and his Ukrainian counterpart, mediated by Turkey, to reach a final agreement, which was previously demanded by Zelensky on many occasions.

The Turkish Foreign Minister expressed his country's readiness to organize negotiations on its soil between Putin and Zelensky, while Lavrov stated that there are no obstacles preventing the organization of this meeting, which will serve as a contact between the two presidents that would strengthen the agreements reached.

The newspaper pointed out that neither of the two parties has yet revealed the content of the specific wording of the new agreement, while the statements of officials of the two countries were limited to mentioning some details of the settlement that was discussed.

Ukraine will stop closing the airspace

It quoted Mikhail Podolyak, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, as saying that Ukraine would work with "Western partners" to abandon the policy of "close the air."

The newspaper also pointed out that Ukraine's neutral stance requires that it be given effective guarantees that its sovereignty will not be infringed.

Russia, in turn, needs guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO, which Zelensky recently pledged.

However, Nezavismaya says that Kyiv has not offered real and tangible guarantees about abandoning the idea of ​​joining NATO.

The Secretary-General of the Russian National Security Council Nikolai Patrushev pointed out that the current legislative rules such as the enshrinement of the Constitution of Ukraine to the principle of neutrality are not sufficient to ensure that it does not join NATO.

The newspaper considers that the ceasefire is the main issue on which Russia, Ukraine and the West focus, and quoted French government spokesman Gabriel Attal that "discussing Ukraine's status is possible only in the event of a ceasefire."