Russian negotiator rejects territorial swaps with Ukraine

Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, reportedly said Russia sees no possibility of territorial exchanges with Ukraine and that a fair security system could secure European peace for decades, per @clashreport on Telegram. Earlier remarks from the same appearance said Europe has offered no peace proposals.

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• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky: Russia sees no possibility of any territorial exchanges with Ukraine. If negotiations succeed in establishing a fair security system, peace in Europe will be… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky: Every inch of Russian land will be returned to Russia one way or another. (clashreport on Telegram)
• Russian negotiator reports some progress after Ukraine talks, sees no EU role in process for now (Reuters)
• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky: We have not received a single peace initiative or a single concrete peace proposal from European countries. Therefore, it is unclear what there is to discuss… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky on conditions for Europeans to join the talks: I think as soon as their conscience wakes up, at that moment they can become participants in peace negotiations… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky: We did not communicate with the European representatives. We do not really understand in what capacity they are here. (clashreport on Telegram)
• Head of the Russian delegation Medinsky: The conflict in Ukraine has shown that the entire security system in Europe that existed after Yalta and Potsdam functions very poorly. Essentially, the… (clashreport on Telegram)

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