The State Duma considers a possible peace agreement with Kiev, but not on Putin's terms

The resumption of peace talks with Kiev may still be possible, but on tougher terms than previously proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Dmitry Belik, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation from Sevastopol, a member of the International Affairs Committee.

Earlier, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that the Ukrainian authorities, having launched an attack on the Kursk region, chose a course to escalate the conflict and removed all questions about the peaceful settlement of the conflict.

"Are changes possible? Yes, it is probably possible, but only on conditions much worse for Kiev than they were proposed by the president some time ago, when it was proposed to consolidate the status quo in the Donetsk, Lugansk republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions and to consolidate that these territories should completely move to the Russian Federation in the administrative-territorial structure. Today and tomorrow there will be no such offer. It will be even more unprofitable for Kiev, and only representatives of the Kiev regime can blame themselves for this," Belik told TASS.

In his opinion, the peace agreement will no longer be concluded with the current Ukrainian authorities.

"This is one of the options for the development of events, and the second option is the complete capitulation of the Kiev regime in the form in which it is headed by Zelensky, the illegitimate president," the deputy said.

Belik added that the Russian army is now successfully performing tasks on the battlefield.

"Our guys in the zone of the special military operation are making progress in South Donetsk and other areas. We will liberate the part of the Kursk region that has been attacked today, and other native Russian lands — and victory will be ours," he is sure.