Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that a neutral military status for Ukraine was being “seriously discussed” at the “businesslike” peace talks between the two countries as the invasion spilled into its fourth week, the Associated Press reports. Hopes for a peaceful-ish resolution to the conflict got a boost Tuesday after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly stated his nation would never be approved to join NATO, adding to the credibility of the “neutrality” solution.
“A neutral status is being seriously discussed in connection with security guarantees… There are concrete formulations that in my view are close to being agreed,” said Lavrov on Wednesday.