INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow will not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine unless sweeping sanctions against Russia are lifted and Western countries return hundreds
Ukraine withdrawing from the partially Ukrainian regions and abandoning its NATO bid.Lavrov also insisted that the international community
formally recognize Crimea and the partially occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as part of Russia.He cited
referendums held in the fall of 2022 which were widely condemned by international observers as illegitimate and conducted under coercion and
and Ukrainian delegations exchanged memoranda outlining conditions for a potential ceasefire during negotiations in Istanbul on June 2
The documents revealed stark differences in positions, several of which are likely to be irreconcilable.The two sides have not held direct
