on. on acceptance from ukraine that it should be neutral in future and should not become a member of nato. ukraine s president zelensky has said as muchjust ukraine s president zelensky has said as much just the other day. other demands, which mr putin is making, include a denazification clause which, though offensive to mr zelensky seemed easy enough to accept according to the turkish side. and there are undertakings as well to protect the russian language. that is where the part ends. mr putin is also demanding parts of eastern ukraine and he wants ukraine s acceptance that crimea, which russia seized in 2014, is now a permanent part of russia. this, president putin said, it can only be sorted out face to face with his ukrainian opponent president