Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said a “demilitarized zone” could be set up in Donbas - one without Russian or Ukrainian troops, but with Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardiya) and police, the Russian outlet Kommersant reported.
“It is quite possible there will be no troops there directly, neither Russian nor Ukrainian. Yes, but there will be the Rosgvardiya, there will be our police, there will be everything needed to maintain order and organize life,” Ushakov said.
According to him, “Donbas is Russia’s territory, which will be under the administration of Russian authorities.”
“If not through negotiations, then through military means this territory will come under the full control of the Russian Federation. Everything else will depend on that. A ceasefire can occur only after the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops,” he added.
On December 2, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is closer than ever to peace.
