Russia has announced new conditions for ending the war against Ukraine. In addition to previously stated demands such as Ukraine adopting a non-nuclear and non-aligned status and so-called "denazification," the aggressor state is now also insisting that Ukraine lift the ban on everything Russian. Additionally, Russia demands that Kyiv recognize Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions as Russian territories within their administrative borders.

The Kremlin tasked Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev with announcing these requirements, which he voiced during an interview with Iranian state television.