State Duma Deputy Ivlev called on the West not to dictate terms on the Sea of Azov
State Duma deputy from the Crimean region, reserve major general Leonid Ivlev, called on the Western countries that participated in the signing of the communiqué at the “peace summit” on Ukraine in Switzerland on June 15-16, not to dictate terms regarding access to the Sea of Azov.
It is not for them to dictate terms to us and make demands. Russia will decide for itself who to allow into its inland sea
Ivlev pointed out that the West is obliged to come to terms with this and take it into account when drawing up new political appeals.
The Sea of Azov became an internal sea of the Russian Federation after new regions joined the country. The Rostov region, Krasnodar region, Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics (DPR and LPR), Kherson and Zaporozhye regions have access to its shores.
Participants of the “peace summit” called for free movement in the Sea of Azov
The joint communiqué following the conference, in addition to the call to return control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Ukraine, contains calls for free movement in the Black and Azov Seas, as well as the exchange and release of prisoners of war.
As those gathered at Bürgenstock pointed out, global food security depends on the uninterrupted production and supply of food. In this case, safe commercial shipping and access to ports in the Black and Azov Seas are critical. The document, supported by 78 of the 91 participating countries, states that attacks on merchant ships and civilian port infrastructure are unacceptable.
In Russia this proposal was called nonsense
State Duma deputy from Sevastopol, member of the International Affairs Committee Dmitry Belik called the proposal of Western countries on Russian seas nonsense. “You can call for anything, but no one will sail our seas without our permission,” he said, pointing out that the countries that supported the final declaration of the summit are hostages of the United States, which is why they agreed with such “delusional calls.”
The deputy called the demands of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky incommensurate with his political and other capabilities.
Putin and Zelensky called their conditions for negotiations “even tomorrow”
On June 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the conditions for a ceasefire and the start of negotiations on Ukraine. He noted that a “concrete, real peace proposal” was made to Kyiv. According to the Russian leader, Moscow will be ready for a complete stop in hostilities if Kyiv withdraws its troops from four new regions of Russia: Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, LPR and DPR. In addition, Ukraine should abandon the idea of joining NATO.
The principle position of the negotiations is the neutral and nuclear-free status of Kyiv, the president emphasized. In this case, Moscow will be able to start a dialogue with Kiev “even tomorrow.”
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Two days later, Vladimir Zelensky called his condition for starting negotiations with Russia “tomorrow.” According to him, this is only possible if Moscow respects the territorial integrity of the republic. “Did you [Россия] whether the international community wants it or is forced to do so is not important for us,” he said.
In addition, immediately after the first “peace summit”, which took place without Russia’s participation, Zelensky announced a second summit. He noted that Russia’s presence at the second meeting would mean that the country is ready to end the conflict and is committed to peace.
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