Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LVIV, Ukraine, March 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine is ready to discuss adopting a neutral regime as part of a peace deal with Russia, but must be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told statements broadcast on Sunday. Zelensky was speaking to Russian journalists in a 90-minute video call, an interview that Russian authorities had cautiously warned the Russian media against refraining from reporting on. Zelensky spoke Russian throughout. read more Zelensky said the Russian invasion had caused the destruction of Russian-speaking cities in Ukraine and said the damage was worse than the Russian wars in Chechnya. “Guarantees of security and neutrality, non-nuclear status of our state. We are ready to achieve that. This is the most important point,” Zelenski said. read more Ukraine has been discussing the use of the Russian language in Ukraine in talks with Russia, but has refused to discuss other Russian demands, such as the demilitarization of Ukraine, Zelensky said. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Pavel Polityuk. written by Matthias Williams, Edited by William Maclean Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
