Russia desires safety ensures in any Ukraine peace deal

• A senior Russian diplomat stated any future peace settlement on Ukraine should present safety ensures to Kyiv but additionally to Moscow.

• The diplomat acknowledged that the West has not been contemplating safety ensures for Russia, and this must be corrected. Moscow is able to help on this course of.

Not a shock that Russia’s place indicators an try and reframe peace talks round their very own safety considerations. As regular, these sort of feedback can complicate negotiations and displays Moscow’s push for concessions from the West.

This text was written by Arno V Venter at investinglive.com.