Negotiations scheduled for two days ended in 4 hours “constructive and sufficient progress”
Ukraine “Adoption of Neutral State for Security”… Russia to reduce military activity in Kiiwu
The Russia-Ukraine summit was also mentioned… West still distrusts Russia
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Taejong Kim = Notable progress has been made in the fifth peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held in Turkey on the 29th (local time).
According to major foreign media outlets, the two sides expressed their expectation that constructive discussions took place as they left the negotiating table.
Ukraine said it might accept Russia’s demand for neutralization, and Russia said it would drastically reduce military activities in the capital Kiiu and northern Chernivu.
The atmosphere was good enough to mention a summit meeting to conclude a peace treaty.
However, the West, including the United States, still remained suspicious of Russia’s proposed negotiations.
ISTANBUL, AFP (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to a delegation of Russia-Ukraine armistice negotiations in Istanbul, on the 29th (local time). [터키 대통령 공보실 제공. 광고 금지] 2022.3.29 jsmoon@yna.co.kr
◇ The 5th round of negotiations ended in 4 hours… “It was constructive” rating
Negotiators from both sides met and negotiated in Istanbul, Turkey from 9:40 am on the 29th. The face-to-face negotiations were the first in regarding three weeks since the third round of negotiations on the 7th.
The negotiations, originally scheduled for two days, ended in regarding four hours.
At the end of the negotiations, the Ukrainian side said that “sufficient progress had been made for the presidents of the two countries to hold a summit,” while the Russian side also positively evaluated it as “constructive.”
It seems that they decided that it was not necessary to fill the meeting schedule as a specific compromise was quickly drawn up.
◇ “Adopt a neutral country for security guarantee”… “A summit between the two countries is possible”
Ukraine delivered its position on the same day that it would agree to abandon its membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which had been a core requirement of Russia, and adopt the status of a neutral country if a system that guarantees security is established by a multilateral system.
“We see Turkey, Israel, Poland and Canada as security guarantees,” said Mikhail Podolyak, a national adviser to Ukraine’s negotiator.
David Harahamiya, the head of Ukraine’s negotiating team, explained regarding the ‘new security guarantee system’, “I want a system in which the Security Agency is legally obligated to protect Ukraine, as in Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.”
Article 5 of the NATO Treaty is the concept that if one member country is attacked, it is regarded as an attack on the entire NATO and other member countries automatically intervene and defend jointly.
Ukraine has also proposed to consult with Russia over the next 15 years on the status of Crimea, which Russia annexed by force in 2014. He did not mention the region of Donbas, which was occupied by pro-Russian separatist rebels.
“We have received a well-arranged position,” the Russian side said in a statement.
Russia has received an offer to confirm Ukraine’s pursuit of a neutral and non-aligned status and non-nuclear state status, including a statement that Russia does not oppose Ukraine’s accession to the European Union (EU).
“The summit between the two presidents will be possible as soon as the treaty between the two countries is prepared,” said Vladimir Medinsky, an adviser to the president of the Russian negotiating group.
ISTANBUL (AP = Yonhap News) On the 29th (local time), Vladimir Medinsky (left), aide to the President of the Russian Federation, and the leader of the ruling party and the head of Ukraine’s side of the 5th peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine held at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on the 29th (local time) David Harahamiya poses for reporters. [우크라이나 외무부 제공] 2022.3.30 leekm@yna.co.kr
◇ Russia “reduces military activity in Kiiu”… “Don Bath Concentration”
Among the outcomes of the meeting, the most attention was drawn to Russia’s plan to ‘significantly’ reduce its military activities on the northern fronts such as Kiiu and Chernivu.
Russia said it was “a measure to increase mutual trust” and “will be implemented immediately”.
He did not comment on military activity on the southeastern front, including the eastern Donbas Front, which has been controlled by separatist rebels, and Mariupol, which has been under siege for nearly a month.
Rather, Russia announced before the end of the talks that it would focus its forces on the southeastern front.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a videoconference on defense, “Overall, the main task of the first phase of the military operation has been completed.” .
However, Minister Shoigu said, “We will continue the special military operation (war) until the goals are achieved.”
Trosyannets (AP = Yonhap News) Ukrainian troops in an armored car with a flag on it enter Trosyannets, regarding 400 km east of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev (Kyiv), on the 28th (local time). Ukrainian forces drove out the Russians that had taken control of Trosyannets two days earlier. 2022.3.29 sungok@yna.co.kr
◇ US “Would watch”, Zelensky “Positive signals, attacks will not go away”
The US has been cautious regarding the outcome of the negotiations.
US President Joe Biden did not distrust on the 29th, saying, “We will see. We will not foresee anything until we see them act.”
“We will wait for their proposals,” he said in a telephone conversation with the leaders of major NATO member states this morning, he said.
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln, who is traveling to the Middle East, said: “I cannot say that Russia has changed direction.”
Defense Ministry spokeswoman John Kirby confirmed at a briefing today that a small number of Russian troops had moved from the capital Kiiu, but interpreted it as a relocation rather than a withdrawal.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said: “The signals from the negotiations can be said to be positive, but the presence of these signals does not mean that there will be no explosions or Russian attacks.”
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said: “We will judge the Putin regime by their actions, not their words.”
U.S. President Joe Biden holds a joint press conference with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the East Room of the White House on February 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Biden said at the meeting that he would “watch” Russia’s position on reducing military activity in order to build confidence, saying that progress had been made in the fifth peace negotiations with Ukraine. 2022.3.30 leekm@yna.co.kr
◇ The world’s major stock markets soared… oil price plunge
On the news of progress in the peace negotiations, major global stock markets soared and oil prices plummeted.
On the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.97% from the previous day, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composites rose 1.23% and 1.84%, respectively.
The CAC40 index of the Paris stock market rose 3.08%, and the DAX30 index of the Frankfurt stock market rose 2.79%, respectively.
The pan-European index Euro Stoxx50 also closed 2.96% higher.
On the same day, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May contract ended at $104.24 per barrel, down $1.72 (1.6%) from the previous day. It is the lowest since the last 17 days.
Brent crude also fell 1.63% to close at 107.71%. International crude oil prices once plunged regarding 5%, but the decline has slowed.
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