New development in the Russia-Ukraine war! 10 point peace proposal

The delegation, which met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev yesterday, visited St. It met Putin at the Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg.

THE INTERVIEW LASTED 3 HOURS

The delegation included the Chairman of the African Union and the President of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, as well as the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, the Prime Minister of Egypt, Mustafa Madbuli, the heads of state of the Congo and Uganda.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuriy Ushakov were also present at the meeting. The interview lasted more than 3 hours.

“WE ARE OPEN TO CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE”

In his speech at the beginning of the meeting, Russian leader Putin said: “We are open to a constructive dialogue with anyone who wants to establish peace, based on the principles of justice and taking into account the legitimate interests of the parties.” saying.

ARTICLE 10 PEACE PROPOSAL

After hearing South African President Ramaphosa’s 10-point peace offer, Putin said the problem started in Ukraine after the Western-backed “unconstitutional and bloody coup” in 2014, and that this coup is the source of power of the current administration. .

Noting that Russia supports part of the Ukrainian people, who declared that they would not support the administration that came to power in this way, due to historical and cultural ties, Putin recalled that the Minsk Agreement was signed between the parties to resolve the problem. with peace.

“RUSSIA HAS TO KNOW”

Stating that the Kiev administration actually withdrew from this peace process by not adhering to the peace agreements, Putin said: “From now on, Russia had to recognize the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic , who settled on the territory of Ukraine, whose independence has not been recognized by us for 8 years.” he said.

Stating that his recognition of these administrations is in accordance with international law and United Nations (UN) status, Putin asserted that “according to the UN Charter, these administrations can declare their independence.”

“WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HELP”

Stating that Kiev is trying to solve this problem with weapons against the people living in Donbas, Putin said: “The Kiev regime in particular started this war in 2014 by using planes, tanks and artillery against the civilian population. According to Article 51 of the UN Charter, we had the right to help them by referring to the article of self-defense.” he used the phrase.

“THE WORLD FOOD CRISIS IS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE OPERATION IN UKRAINE”

Emphasizing that the crisis on the world food market is by no means the result of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, and that it began to take shape long before the situation in Ukraine, Putin said: “This crisis It is related to the corona virus epidemic of Western countries, both in the US and in European countries. It arose as a result of starting to participate in unbelievable and economically unfair issues to solve their problems.” he performed the assessment of it.

“WE DID EVERYTHING”

Noting that the supply of Ukrainian grain to world markets will not solve the problem of poverty and hunger, Putin claimed that they did everything in accordance with the proposal of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to supply grain to the most vulnerable countries. poor in Africa.

Announcing the figures on Ukraine’s food exports dated June 15, Putin reminded that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has done a lot to solve the grain problem.

Putin continued:

“31.7 million tons of agricultural products were exported from Ukrainian ports with the help of Russia and Turkey. 976 thousand tons of agricultural products sent to the African countries Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Ethiopia. This corresponds to 3.1 percent. The neocolonial European administration, or rather the American administration, deceived the international community and the African countries in need. Meanwhile, 38.9 percent of food was sent to European Union countries, 12.3 million tons were sent to Turkey and 11 percent to other countries.

“RUSSIA NEVER REJECTED THE NEGOTIATIONS”

Emphasizing that Russia has never refused to negotiate, Putin recalled that in March last year, with the help of President Erdogan, delegations from Russia and Ukraine held talks in Turkey.

Stating that in these negotiations in Istanbul, the two sides agreed on a text, and the Ukrainian delegation also initialed this text, Putin said that they had never shown this text until today.

PUTIN SHOWED THAT DOCUMENT

Holding the document in his hand and showing it to African leaders, Putin claimed that this text was called “Ukraine’s security guarantees and permanent neutrality agreement.” Noting that there are 18 items in the text, Putin said that everything from military units to equipment is included in this text in detail.

Emphasizing that the Kiev administration “teared apart” this agreement after the Russian army withdrew from Kiev, Putin said: “Where is the guarantee that they will not abandon any other agreement in the future? But even under these conditions, we never refuse to negotiate. Not us, but the Ukrainian administration itself declared that it will not negotiate. In fact, the President of Ukraine (Zelensky) signed a resolution that prohibited negotiations. What do they want from us?” said.

MESSAGE FROM AFRICAN LEADERS

Comoros President Assoumani stated that the delegation they formed wanted to contribute to the establishment of a sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine, saying: “This crisis affects not only two Slavic countries, friends and neighbors, but the whole world. This has especially affected our African continent and has created a problem in the field of food and energy security.” he shared his opinion.

Senegalese President Sall, for his part, recalled that Russia is the founder of the UN and a member of the UN Security Council, and stated that compliance with the UN charter is one of the conditions for dialogue.

South African President Ramaphosa stressed that as African countries they bring a definite message for the end of the war, saying: “What we seek is peace. Within the framework of this conflict, we want to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in the establishment of peace. Since our proposal is focused on 10 items, we would like to offer you 10 items.” he spoke the words of him.

ARTICLE ARTICLE EXPLAINED

Ramaphosa transferred his proposals to Putin, point by point. The rest of the meeting was closed to the press. (AA)