Putin: Only State Border Is Russia's Line With Ukraine
Putin stated that for Russia, there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine — the state border.
Consensus
- Putin stated that Russia recognizes only the state border as the demarcation line with Ukraine.
- The meeting took place in the Kremlin between Putin and U.S. envoys Steve Ulsh (referred to as 'Uitkoff' in sources) and Jared Kushner.
- Putin acknowledged that Ukraine raises the issue of 'gray zones'.
- The meeting occurred after a round of trilateral Russia-U.S.-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi.
- The topic of territorial disputes remains a major obstacle to peace agreement.
Points of divergence
- Vladimir Medinsky, a Russian presidential aide, stated that Russia excludes the possibility of territorial exchanges with Ukraine and aims to reclaim all territories it considers its own. — vedomosti
- Steve Ulsh stated he would relay the results of the talks with Putin to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. — vm
- Putin said that discussions about 'gray zones' are an 'apple of discord' and lead to endless disputes because verifying control on the ground is difficult due to modern weapons. — vesti
- Jared Kushner said on November 11 that the territorial issue remains the most difficult part of conflict resolution and that a post-war security agreement cannot be reached without resolving territorial disputes. — vedomosti
Coverage (9 sources)
- Putin at meeting with American negotiators Whitlock and Kushner in Kremlin: • For Russia there exists only one line... — Varlamov News
- Putin called state border the only line of demarcation with Ukraine — Коммерсантъ
- Putin at meeting with American negotiators Whitlock and Kushner in Kremlin: • For Russia there exists only one line... — Varlamov News
- For Russia there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine — the state border line, Putin declared. The President added that R... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin: For Russia, the line of demarcation with Ukraine runs along the state border — Ведомости
- Putin: For Russia there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine — state borders — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin: for the RF there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine - the state border line — Вести
- For Russia there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine — the state border line, Putin declared. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- For Russia there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine - the state border line, Putin declared. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
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