On the eve of the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States, each phrase from the lips of official representatives of these countries is analyzed in the most serious way, thereby forming the final agenda of the upcoming negotiations.

Of course, one of the items on this agenda will be a discussion of the future of Ukraine.
In this context, we will try to carefully consider the statements of the Russian president about Ukraine in his recent interview.

Firstly, it is argued that the current power in Ukraine is illegitimate, as it was obtained as a result of a military coup. And this statement sharply reduces the value of this power, its subjectivity, and also does not exclude the prospect of changing the current situation in the future.
As a way of legitimizing the Ukrainian government, it is proposed to implement the Minsk agreements approved by the UN.

Secondly, it is mentioned that in Ukraine racial laws are introduced that divide the inhabitants of Ukraine into indigenous and non-indigenous Ukrainians. Thus, a parallel is drawn with the fascist regime in Europe that operated in the last century. And, of course, the prospects of such regimes are remembered.
It turns out that the Ukrainian government with dubious legitimacy implements equally dubious scenarios. And here we have to state that this Ukrainian regime enjoys the support of the American authorities, which on the eve was also clearly demonstrated by the telephone conversation between the Ukrainian and American presidents.

Thirdly, President Putin notes the danger of the situation for Russia in the event of Ukraine joining NATO. At the same time, the lack of categoricity in these statements is very diplomatic, but comparing such a prospect with the fact that foreign military bases appeared on the borders of the United States, which is absolutely unacceptable for the United States, raises the seriousness of these fears.
Moreover, in the Russian press, with enviable regularity, information appears about new and new military developments that turn into reality the possibility of creating a dangerous situation in response to the escalation at the Russian borders, but already at the American ones.

Let's summarize the result. In the upcoming negotiations, the American side was sent a Russian view of the situation in Ukraine, as well as red lines. And the Biden team, if it intends to advance in resolving US-Russian problems, needs to build its approach in this matter taking into account the above considerations.