Russia is seeking an "ironclad" guarantee that Ukraine is barred from NATO and foreign troops stay out, a deputy foreign minister for the Kremlin said.

Russia will seek "ironclad" guarantees in any peace deal on Ukraine that NATO nations will exclude Kyiv from membership and that Ukraine will remain neutral, a Russian deputy foreign minister said in remarks published on Monday.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov joins ‘Fox News Live’ to break down the possibilities of a ceasefire between Russian and Ukraine.

Russia will seek to exclude Ukraine from Nato membership as part of its “ironclad” guarantees for a peace deal, according to the country’s deputy foreign minister.

Russia has sharply escalated its rhetoric against the West’s growing interest in deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, warning that any such presence would be treated as direct involvement in the conflict — with what it ominously called “all the consequences” for participating countries.

International lawyer and defence analyst Dr Glenn Kolomeitz claims Russian President Vladimir Putin “won’t tolerate” NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine.