Written proposals from Ukraine imply a rejection of the desire to return Crimea and Sevastopol by military means, Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky said, RIA Novosti reported.
"In order to implement the non-bloc, non-nuclear status, a list of guarantor states guaranteeing Ukraine's security is given next. Security guarantees do not apply to the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol, that is, Ukraine renounces the desire to return Crimea, Sevastopol by military means and declares that it is possible only through negotiations. Of course, this does not correspond to our position in any way, but Ukraine has formulated its approach," Medinsky said.
He noted that security guarantees for Ukraine do not apply to the part of Ukraine that it calls separate areas of Donetsk and Luhansk.
"Ukraine refuses to join military alliances, the placement of foreign military bases, contingents, military exercises on the territory of Ukraine without the consent of guarantor states, including Russia," he said, adding that Kiev's proposals include a list of future countries - guarantors of Ukraine's security.
According to him, Kiev's proposals involve declaring Ukraine a permanently neutral state under international legal guarantees. "For its part, Russia does not object to Ukraine's aspirations to join the European Union," Medinsky said.
“Ukraine asks that the final decision on the treaty with Russia be formalized at a meeting of heads of state,” he said.

















