Russia wants ‘ironclad’ guarantee that Ukraine will be barred from NATO: official

UkrainianDefenseMinisterRustemUmerovjoins‘FoxNewsLive’tobreakdownthepossibilitiesofaceasefirebetweenRussianandUkraine. RussianDeputyForeignMinisterAlexanderGrushkoreportedlysaidthattheKremlinwantsan“ironclad”guaranteethatUkrainewillbeprohibitedfromjoiningtheNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO),astheTrumpadministrationworkstobrokeradealtoendthefighting.  “Wewilldemandthatironcladsecurityguaranteesbecomepartofthisagreement,”GrushkowasquotedbytheRussiannewspaperIzvestiaassaying,accordingtoReuters.“PartoftheseguaranteesshouldbetheneutralstatusofUkraine,therefusalofNATOcountriestoacceptitintothealliance.” Grushkoreportedlymadenomentionofthe30-daycease-fireproposal,whichwasacceptedbyUkrainewithU.S.negotiatorsinSaudiArabialastweek.RussianPresidentVladimirPutinhasstatedthatanyagreementmustfirstmeetcrucialconditions.  TRUMP,PUTINCALLEXPECTEDTHISWEEK,ASADMINEDGESCLO