UK admits creation of demilitarized zone in Ukraine

A demilitarized zone based on the Korean principle may appear in Ukraine. This assumption was made by The Spectator columnist Sean Thomas.

He recalled that in the demilitarized zone between the DPRK and the Republic of Korea there is a sign with different cities of the world and the distance to them, but there are no settlements there. At the same time, the country is now moving toward such a Korean-style zone.

The columnist recalled visiting Ukraine twice and seeing that the population was saddened by the general mobilization and high losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF). Thomas pointed out that the country's army is suffering many failures on the battlefield.

The columnist believes that if the fighting continues, the state will face demographic collapse, reports "Gazeta.Ru".

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the DPRK and South Korea was created in 1953, its emergence was one of the outcomes of the Korean War. This zone is a 241-kilometer-long and 4-kilometer-wide section that runs through the entire Korean Peninsula. Its axis is the demarcation line. The demilitarized zone prohibits the deployment of troops, weapons and any other military equipment.

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Earlier in the day, Bloomberg reported that NATO had shifted its focus from trying to ensure Ukraine's victory in the conflict to trying to create the best possible position for it in possible negotiations to resolve the crisis. The agency noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are gradually losing ground.

The New York Times reported on December 3 that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the Ukrainian leadership to postpone negotiations with Russia until it receives more military support, which is supposedly to give Kiev the opportunity to conduct a dialog from a position of strength. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on this statement, told Izvestia that there are no grounds for talks between Moscow and Kiev yet.

Russian President Vladimir Putin named the conditions for talks on Ukraine at a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Foreign Ministry back in June. In order to start a dialog, Kiev must refuse to join NATO, and the AFU must completely leave the territories of Russia's new regions.

The last round of talks took place in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused contacts with Moscow.

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