Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERSRussian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the ceremony to launch the Chukotka nuclear-powered icebreaker via video link, at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia Nov 6, 2024. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERSPresident Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine should remain neutral for there to be a chance for peace, adding that the borders of Ukraine should be in accordance with the wishes of the people living in Russian-claimed territory. "If there is no neutrality, it is difficult to imagine the existence of any good-neighbourly relations between Russia and Ukraine," Putin said. Putin said Russia had recognised Ukraine's post-Soviet borders based on the understanding that it would be neutral. Asked about the future borders of Ukraine, Putin said: "The borders of Ukraine should be in accordance with the sovereign decisions of people who live in certain territories and which we call our historical territories."
