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Russia tells UN West must stop arming Ukraine during any ceasefire
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Posted on May 30, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 30, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Russia proposes a ceasefire in Ukraine, urging the West to halt arms supply and Ukraine to stop mobilizing troops for peace talks.
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia is prepared to consider a ceasefire in Ukraine to pave the way for a lasting settlement, but during any truce Moscow wants Western states to stop arming Kyiv and for Ukraine to stop mobilising troops, Russia's U.N. ambassador said on Friday.
However, Vassily Nebenzia told the U.N. Security Council that a simple ceasefire was not enough to end Moscow's more than three-year war in Ukraine.
"To achieve a sustainable and lasting settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, we need to address its root causes," Nebenzia said. "What we're proposing is a second round of talks in Istanbul this coming Monday ... where we can exchange memoranda about both parties' approaches to the negotiations process."
The United States wants Russia to agree to a comprehensive 30-day land, air, sea and critical infrastructure ceasefire. A first round of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine on May 16 failed to yield a truce deal.
A U.S. diplomat told the Security Council on Friday: "We share the concern expressed by other members of this council that Russia could be uninterested in peace and instead bent on achieving a military victory."
Moscow initially said its combat mission was to "disarm" Ukraine so it could not be a threat to Russia, and "denazify" it by rooting out leaders it characterized as nationalists. Western countries believe Russia's true initial aims were to defeat Ukraine's military and overthrow its pro-Western government.
"We will continue fighting for as long as that's necessary - no threats to our borders, no anti-Russian, neo-Nazi education in neighbouring countries. We won't allow for any of that to happen," Nebenzia said.
(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Rami Ayyub and Mark Heinrich)
Russia wants Western states to stop arming Ukraine during any ceasefire to pave the way for a lasting settlement.
Vassily Nebenzia stated that a simple ceasefire is not enough and that addressing the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis is essential for a sustainable settlement.
The United States proposed a comprehensive 30-day ceasefire covering land, air, sea, and critical infrastructure.
Moscow claimed its military mission was to 'disarm' Ukraine and 'denazify' it by removing leaders it characterized as nationalists.
A U.S. diplomat expressed concern that Russia might be uninterested in peace and instead focused on achieving military objectives.
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