Russia will seek "ironclad" guarantees in any peace deal on Ukraine that NATO nations will exclude Kyiv from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral, a Russian deputy foreign minister said in remarks published on Monday.

Grushko also made it clear that Russia will not allow NATO forces to be stationed in Ukraine, even if they come under different names, such as EU forces or individual national deployments.

Russia seeks firm guarantees in any peace deal on Ukraine, ensuring NATO excludes Kyiv from membership and Ukraine remains neutral. Moscow opposes NATO observers' deployment in Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko emphasized that a lasting peace agreement must include these security assurances and involve only unarmed civilian observers once a peace agreement is finalized.

Russia will seek guarantees that NATO countries will exclude Ukraine from membership and Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said in remarks published on Monday.

France's President Emmanuel Macron looks on during an official welcome ceremony for Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Invalides in Paris, France March 12, 2025. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) - The stationing of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine,

Russia will seek guarantees that Nato will exclude Ukraine from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral in any peace deal, a Russian deputy foreign minister said. "We will demand that ironclad security guarantees become part of this agreement,