Kremlin: Swedish-style neutrality presented as compromise in negotiations

By Christopher Hutton

Published March 16, 2022 12:18pm ET

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Kremlin: Swedish-style neutrality presented as compromise in negotiations — Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov talks to a reporter in New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. In careful phrasing befitting the spy he once was, Vladimir Putin has made it clear he expects a great deal from President-elect Donald Trump. And, the billionaire businessman may expect a transactional relationship with Putin. | (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Officials from the Kremlin floated the notion of Ukraine being a politically neutral nation as a compromise in the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

This compromise would mean that Ukraine would have its army but maintain a level of neutrality like Sweden by not attaching itself to any military alliances, including NATO. This comparison was made less than a day after Sweden announced that it would consider membership in NATO.

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kremlin Russia Russia-Ukraine War Sergey Lavrov Sweden Ukraine