
Atma Nirbhar Soch
February 25, 2025 at 02:42 AM
Russia occupies about 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. According to the most recent official statistics available, since February 24, 2022, a total of 45,100 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed, although some databases have reported this number is much higher (approximately 62,000). In addition to military personnel, 12,605 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion. About 3.7 million Ukrainians have been internally displaced, and 6.9 million are refugees abroad. An estimated 160,000–165,000 Russian military personnel have been killed (according to analysis of confirmed casualty lists by Meduza and Mediazona) since February 2022 out of 868,230 total casualties, as reported by the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces. As of last December, more than half of the reported Russian military deaths occurred in 2024 alone, according to Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
On February 18, a first round of peace talks was held in Riyadh between the United States and Russia—without Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a second round of peace talks will be held on February 25 in the same location. Preparations are also underway for a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a statement on February 22 by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
As these discussions take place, it is essential to understand the demands, conditions, and concessions that Russia and Ukraine have expressed with regard to any negotiated settlement. The following is a compilation of these conditions and concessions, as stated publicly by Moscow and Kyiv.
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