Ukraine seeks specific security guarantees during peace talks in Turkey, including promises of military assistance during a future conflict by the world’s “leading armies”, including those with nuclear weapons, in exchange for adopting a neutral regime. “The Security Guarantee Treaty essentially presupposes, not in theory, but in practice, an effective means of protecting our territory and our sovereignty,” said Mikhail Pontolyovak, a senior adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky. . “The guarantor countries are becoming, say, the world’s top armies, including those with a nuclear element, which have specific legal obligations – to intervene in any conflict on Ukrainian territory, to supply weapons immediately.” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (House TV via AP) RUSSIA WILL REPLACE KIEV’S POWERS, NOT WITHDRAW, SAYS US OFFICER: LIVE UPDATES Ukraine has offered to remain militarily neutral, but also seeks “mandatory entry into the European Union single market as a full member”. Podolyuak stressed the importance of NATO countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Turkey and Germany having signed any possible treaty, arguing that their support would help “avoid the traditional Russian non-binding nature of the legal treaties.” Russian President Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) The comments come as the latest round of peace talks, facilitated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has made progress in resolving the conflict. According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Zelensky to sign any treaty once negotiations are completed, a sign that both sides are warming up to possible progress. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION A shopping mall was destroyed after a military strike in the residential area of ​​Podilskyi in Kiev, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022. (Maxym Marusenko / NurPhoto via Getty Images) However, Ukraine’s demands could still be an obstacle for Russia, author and former DIA agent Rebekah Koffler told Fox News Digital Tuesday. “There is a huge gap between the two countries’ positions,” Koffler said. “What Ukraine is looking for is not acceptable to Russia.” Kofler said Ukraine’s security guarantees “basically equate to NATO membership,” making the prospect of a real deal “impossible.” “The Russians are not going to do that, because the whole point of this conflict is to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO,” Kofler said, noting that Russia views Ukraine’s NATO membership as an “existential threat. »For her safety. Russia has vowed to cut off operations near the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, in what Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said was a show of goodwill, although Russian forces continued to bomb targets in northern Ukraine as talks continued. But Koffler said it was more likely that Russia was using the talks as a “tactic” to allow it to regroup. “Unfortunately, this negotiation is another tactic of Putin to gain time to regroup and confuse European and American leaders, and especially our intelligence services,” Kofler said, adding that she doubted Russia was really negotiating. “good faith”.