NNA – The Ukraine conflict could be settled if Kiev were to re-commit to its neutral status, recognizenbsp;ldquo;new territorial realities,rdquo;nbsp;and declare Russian as a state language, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview released on Saturday.
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Speaking to the TASS news agency, the diplomat said Moscownbsp;ldquo;is convinced that a peace settlement will be possible only if the Ukrainian armed forces cease hostilities, and Western weapons shipments are stopped.rdquo;
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He also stressed that to achieve a durable peace, Ukrainenbsp;ldquo;must return to a neutral non-aligned statusrdquo;nbsp;andnbsp;ldquo;refuse to join NATO and the EU,rdquo;nbsp;adding that Kiev should recognize thenbsp;ldquo;new territorial realitiesrdquo;nbsp;that emerged after people exercised their right to self-determination.nbsp;
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