Ukraine will need to embrace a neutral, non-nuclear status, reject its nationalist policy course and recognize the four new Russian regions for a long-lasting political settlement, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev told the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in an interview.

"These conditions [for a Ukraine peace settlement] are well-known. They were first outlined by our country’s President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with senior officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry,” the politician said.

According to Medvedev, this could underpin a diplomatic settlement process. “If this does not happen, we will do it militarily,” he concluded.