US EditionRussia Won't End Ukraine War Until NATO 'Pulls Out' of Baltics: Moscow
- Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov warned in a Tass interview that the conflict in Ukraine will continue as long as NATO maintains a military presence in the Baltic states.
- This stance follows Kremlin demands that Ukraine abandon NATO ambitions and that Western leaders pledge to halt NATO's eastward expansion.
- On June 4, 2025, President Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference meeting at Novo-Ogaryovo emphasizing the need to remove the conflict's root causes through political and diplomatic efforts.
- Ryabkov stated that the conflict cannot be settled unless NATO withdraws, while a May 28 Reuters report indicated that Putin is open to peace negotiations, but only under certain conditions.
- The ongoing conflict shows few peace prospects as Russia and Ukraine continue mutual strikes, while direct negotiations have been interrupted since 2022 by Ukraine's side.
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Russia is demanding that NATO withdraw troops from the Baltic states to end the war in Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in March allowed the end of the war against Ukraine to stop NATO enlargement to the east.
The U.S. should show "respect for Russia's very own interests." According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the demand for a stop to Ukraine and the withdrawal of military deployments is still valid.
The comments by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov represent a reversal of the Kremlin's previous stance.
Russia will not stop its invasion of Ukraine until NATO withdraws its troops from the Baltic states, a state...
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