Posted on 07/30/2023 5:46:05 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The proposal floats a series of possible steps to defuse the conflict, including a Russian troop pullback from Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an initiative presented by African leaders could be a basis for peace in Moscow’s war on Ukraine but claimed that attacks from Kyiv made a cessation of hostilities “virtually impossible”.
The Russian leader made the comments in Moscow on Saturday after meeting leaders from Africa in Saint Petersburg and hearing their calls for Russia to move ahead with their plan.
The proposal, according to the Reuters news agency, floats a series of possible steps to defuse the conflict, including a Russian troop pullback, removal of Russian tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus, suspension of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Putin and sanctions relief.
Details of the proposal have not been publicised.
“There are things that are virtually impossible to implement, like a ceasefire – but Ukraine is advancing, they’re on a strategic offensive, how do we hold our fire when they’re advancing on us?” Putin told reporters.
“This can only be a bilateral initiative. But the [African] initiative in my opinion can become the foundation of certain processes towards a peaceful resolution, just like China’s initiative, there’s no competition or contradiction here,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at aljazeera.com ...
The Chairman of the African Union and President of Comoros, Azali Assoumani, made it clear, in a joint press conference with Putin, following the Russia-Africa Summit that a multipolar world means more than Russia’s definition of it.
Assoumani said: “We inhabit the same world and want Africa to become part of decision-making organisations. We live in a multipolar world. Russia will invest in Africa but this does not mean that other countries won’t come to us. We will create conditions for positive competition. We won’t have just one and only partner – we will have many partners. I think it would be even better for us to have two or three partners because they will attract other partners.”
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“Details of the proposal have not been publicised”
who wants to be ‘partners’ with an evil, killing monster like pooty?
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