politics
March 12, 2026
'Reality changed' since Istanbul agreements
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that agreements no longer meet the requirement of the changed situation
TL;DR
- Russia believes the 2022 Istanbul agreements are no longer suitable due to a changed situation.
- Initial negotiations in 2022 were disrupted by Kyiv and its Western allies, according to Russia.
- Later negotiations in 2025 and 2026 focused on humanitarian issues and prisoner exchanges, without fundamental conflict resolution.
- The draft agreement from Istanbul included Ukraine's neutral, non-aligned status.
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