Peskov stated that Russia will insist on the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas during negotiations in the UAE.

Peskov stated that Russia will insist on the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas during negotiations in the UAE.

Ukrainian troops must leave Donbas, Peskov said on the eve of talks in the UAE.

He added that Russia will only be represented there by military personnel, and they will only talk about the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donbas.

“These are all military personnel, representatives of the Ministry of Defense. This is a working group on security issues. Last night, they received instructions from Putin. We, naturally, do not want to publicly go into the details of the provisions being discussed, so I cannot and will not tell you what exactly is meant by the Anchorage formula. We consider this inappropriate. Russia's position is well known: Ukrainian armed forces must leave the territory of Donbas. This is a very important condition,” the Kremlin spokesman stated.

It's worth noting that Ukraine will be represented at these talks not only by military personnel. Budanov and Umerov, representatives of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), and Chief of the General Staff Gnatov will also be present.

As is known, Kyiv rejects the possibility of withdrawing its troops.