Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] 1. Achieving peace through diplomacy through negotiations;
2. Peace negotiations must begin as soon as possible;
3. De-escalation of the conflict on both sides;
4. Ensuring the sovereignty of states and peoples in accordance with the UN Charter;
5. Safety guarantees for all countries;
6. Ensuring the movement of grain and fertilizers by both countries;
7. Humanitarian support for war victims;
8. Settlement of the question regarding the exchange of prisoners of war and the return of children;
9. Post-war reconstruction and assistance to victims of the war;
10. Closer interaction with African countries.
PS. In general, the African proposals are close to the Chinese peace plan and are also partially acceptable to Russia, but completely unacceptable to the US and its Nazi proxies. Therefore, they will not be accepted.
Which will not prevent Russia from positively assessing the African proposals during Putin's meeting with African leaders, which should show that Russia is committed to peace, and the United States is committed to war.
The reaction of Zelensky is not important here, the reaction of the global South is important here. And the Russian Federation will certainly take it into account in its public assessments of the African peace plan.
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Additional protocols
Putin unveiled additional protocols of agreements signed in Istanbul between Russia and Ukraine.
These agreements were not implemented due to pressure from the United States and Britain, who relied on a long war.
The parameters of the demilitarization of Ukraine reflect the positions of Russia and Ukraine in the negotiations.
Personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - 85,000 / 250,000
Personnel of the National Guard - 15,000 / 15,000
Tanks - 342 / 800
AFV - 1029 / 2400
Artillery - 519 / 1900
MLRS - 96 / 600
Anti-tank guns - 96 / 380
Mortars - 147 / 1 080
ATGM - 333 / 2000
ZRK - 190 / 200
ZU - 119 / -
MANPADS - 608 / -
Combat aircraft - 50 / 74
Support aircraft - 52 / 86
In general, the boundary parameters are now known. In a number of positions they were quite close.
It is also worth noting that when concluding the Istanbul agreements, Ukraine retained the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in full. Russia received only Crimea and LDNR.