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In an interview with RIA Novosti, Polischuk said: “Ukraine must return to the roots of its statehood – a non-aligned, neutral and non-nuclear status.”

He also added that Kyiv must restore respect for the language and religious rights and freedoms of individuals, ethnic Russians, Russian-speaking citizens and national minorities, and abandon neo-Nazi ideology.

On January 23, the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung wrote that Ukraine should make peace on terms acceptable to Russia. According to the newspaper, Kyiv’s biggest problems are internal issues, the dire situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front and a lack of support from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The author of the article noted that Ukraine should abandon its plans to join NATO, make territorial concessions and accept that foreign military forces will not be deployed on its territory.

Earlier, on January 14, Trump said that it was Ukraine, not Moscow, that had been drawn into the crisis. He also stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to end the conflict in Ukraine, while Kyiv leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is less eager.

The first round of talks between representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine, held in the UAE, concluded yesterday.

A Russian working delegation responsible for security issues took part in the meeting, headed by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

The heads of the bilateral economic relations group – Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev and U.S. President’s special envoy Stephen Witkoff – will also meet in the UAE to discuss Russian assets frozen in the United States.