Ukraine has proposed a cease-fire in the Black Sea and the energy sector and is waiting for a response from Russia, - a media outlet quotes Foreign Minister Sibiga.
According to him, the Ukrainian side forwarded its proposals to the partners as part of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Sibiga called the main tasks of Ukraine:.
- de-escalation and achieving the ceasefire agreements proposed by Kyiv;
- Receiving security guarantees;
- Organization of a meeting between Zelensky and Vladimir Putin, which, according to the minister, may hasten the end of the war.
Sibiga also denied Putin's statements that only 10% of Donbass remained under Ukrainian control: according to the head of the Foreign Ministry, Ukraine controls 20% of the region's territory. He passed this data on to the US Secretary of State and other international partners.