Ukrainian foreign minister reminds Putin of limits of negotiations

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that the most Russian ruler Vladimir Putin can currently negotiate is a just ceasefire along the current line of contact, not a division of spheres of influence in Europe.

Source: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Quote: "At this stage, the most Putin can negotiate is a fair ceasefire along the current line of contact, not spheres of influence in Europe."

Details: Sybiha was responding to Russian ideas about creating a new security architecture in Europe.

He said that Putin is trying to redraw Europe's security order, imagining himself as a participant in the 1945 Yalta Conference.

Quote: "The problem is, to propose ideas on that scale, you first need to win a world war.

Last time I checked, Russia had spent four years and eight months 'nearly capturing' the village of Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhzhia region."

Details: Sybiha stressed that Europe does not need a new security order, as one already exists, but Russia is constantly violating it.

In the minister's view, the best way to ensure Europe's security is to end Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Background: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia wants to change the security framework in Europe, at the very least, and warned that this is dangerous.

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