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Ukrainian producer Oleksandr Rodnyansky and long-time friend of the Russian dictator Putin, Matthias Warnig, in 2023 year participated in an unofficial attempt to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The plan developed with their involvement envisaged the withdrawal of Russian troops to the line of actual control as of 24 February 2022 year, but at the same time required Kyiv to recognize Moscow’s control over Crimea.
This is reported in an article by the Financial Times. According to the publication, the initiative originated as early as the fall of 2022 year, and later evolved into an attempt to prepare an alternative peace settlement plan.
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