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JANUARY 22, 2025 5:00 PM GMT+3
Sergey Mironov: "Putin-Trump Talks Should Become a 'New Yalta' on the Post-War Settlement in Ukraine and Security in Europe"
The US-Russia talks should become a "new Yalta" on the post-war settlement in Ukraine and security in Europe, said Sergey Mironov, chairman of the party and leader of the "Just Russia - Patriots - For Truth" faction in the State Duma, commenting on media reports that US President Donald Trump instructed his special representative Keith Kellogg to end the conflict in Ukraine in 100 days. The Russian MP is sure "the Bandera Ukraine is a threat not only to Russia but to the whole world and should not exist as an independent state. 
"The willingness of the United States to negotiate with Russia is progress compared to the Biden administration. Washington is making it clear that they are ready to recognize (at least partially) the realities on the ground, and this is a good starting point for negotiations. Let me remind you that Russia is not fighting for territory. One of Russia's key demands is Ukraine's neutral status and renunciation of NATO membership. But in my opinion, Ukraine cannot be a truly neutral state. 
 
Ukrainian statehood has failed. It's easy to guess what this country will turn into tomorrow if it's run by corrupt neo-Nazis and terrorists today. The West may be ready to swap Zelensky for someone else, but Bandera will not disappear until Russia takes control of this territory. Today, the problem for the security of Russia and Europe lies in the very fact of the existence of a state such as Ukraine. If it doesn't exist, there won't be many problems. If at least part remains under Nazi rule, there will be a new war. 
 
I believe this should be a key issue in the negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. As in 1945, Russia and the United States will have to solve the issues of the post-war structure in Europe. This should be a new Yalta Conference that will lay the foundation for lasting peace for years to come." 
 
* The Yalta Conference took place in a Russian resort town in the Crimea from February 4–11, 1945, during World War Two. At Yalta, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world.
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