Nonilex<p>However, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> suggested that any <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> was a matter for the talks he proposed for Istanbul next Thurs, May 15.</p><p>And minutes later, senior Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters the talks must take into account both an abandoned 2022 draft peace deal & the current situation on the ground - shorthand for Kyiv agreeing to permanent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/neutrality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neutrality</span></a> in return for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> guarantee & accepting that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> controls swathes of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>