
Russia wants 'ironclad' guarantee that Ukraine will be barred from NATO: official
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Russia is interested in an "ironclad" guarantee that Ukraine does not join NATO and that foreign troops aren't deployed on any "peacekeeping" mission, a Kremlin official said.
Grushko reportedly made no mention of the 30-day cease-fire proposal, which was accepted by Ukraine with U.S. negotiators in Saudi Arabia last week. Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated that any agreement must first meet crucial conditions. Danielle Wallace is a breaking news and politics reporter at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on X: @danimwallace.
U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that Trump and Putin are expected to speak on the phone this week. Witkoff himself described having a "positive" and "solution-based" meeting with Putin in Moscow last week.