World leaders condemn Putin’s ‘dictatorial peace’ in Ukraine after Russian warmonger told Kyiv to stop fighting and bin its plans to join NATO
- Putin said he would accept a ceasefire if Ukraine gave up four regions
- He also wanted Ukraine to drop its NATO ascension bid
- But world leaders have condemned the proposed conditions
World leaders have condemned Vladimir Putin‘s proposed ceasefire terms for Ukraine, claiming it would be a “dictatorial peace.”
Putin claimed on Friday that he would agree to lay down arms in Ukraine if Volodymyr did Zelenskiy‘s army withdrew from four regions Russia has been claiming since February 2022.
The autocrat also said that Ukraine should abandon accession plans NATO if it wanted a ceasefire.
ItalyPrime Minister Giorgia Meloni ridiculed Putin’s proposals, which she said would mean Ukraine would have to “withdraw from Ukraine.”
Germany‘S Olaf ScholzMeanwhile, he said accepting the proposal would have led to a “dictatorial peace.”
World leaders have condemned Vladimir Putin’s (pictured) proposed ceasefire terms for Ukraine
Putin claimed on Friday that he would agree to lay down arms in Ukraine if Volodymyr Zelensky’s (pictured) army withdrew from four regions.
Rishi Sunak (pictured, left) accused the Russian president of ‘telling a false story about his willingness to negotiate’
Rishi Sunak accused the Russian president of ‘telling a false story about his willingness to negotiate’.
He added that Russia’s allies are “on the wrong side of history.”
Ukraine has already rejected peace terms, with Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak telling the BBC during a two-day peace summit in Switzerland that there would be “no compromise on independence, sovereignty or territorial integrity.”
More than 90 countries and NGOs are attending the event, the largest gathering in support of Ukraine since the invasion began.
But little material change is expected from the summit as Russia was not invited and China, a key military, trade and security ally of Russia, is not attending.
After world leaders gathered on Saturday to express their support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed hope for international agreement on a proposal to end the war that he could eventually submit to Moscow.
More than 90 countries and NGOs are attending the event, the largest gathering in support of Ukraine since the invasion began
An underground school basement used as a shelter for displaced civilians can be seen in Donetsk Oblast
“We must decide together what a just peace means for the world and how it can be achieved in a sustainable way,” Zelenskiy told the assembled leaders at the luxury Burgenstock retreat overlooking Lake Lucerne.
The talks are based on points of agreement between Zelensky’s 10-point peace plan presented in late 2022 and UN resolutions on the war that were adopted with broad support.
The tight brief was an attempt to gain the broadest support by firmly sticking to issues covered by international law and the United Nations Charter.
Countries were expected to split into three working groups on Sunday to deal with nuclear safety and security, humanitarian issues, and food security and freedom of navigation in the Black Sea.
