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Automatically translated version. May contain inaccuracies compared to the original.
I confirm the peace treaty plan leaked to the FT for the year 2023.
What the draft envisaged:
1. Russia withdraws its forces from the greater part of the four regions it had just declared “annexed.”
2. The new line of demarcation runs roughly along the line as of 24 February 2022: Crimea and that part of Donbas that Russia controlled before the full-scale invasion.
3. Ukraine recognizes Russian control over Crimea.
4. Ukraine grants Russia an unfettered land corridor to Crimea.
5. The ceasefire regime is guaranteed by NATO countries that provide protection to Ukraine.
6. Russia begins negotiations with the US on its own security guarantees.
I'll add two things of my own:
The plan was discussed NOT ONLY by Rodnyansky; the key person was ABRAMOVICH.
In addition, Russia was prepared to give up the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. And 300 billion of frozen assets were to go to rebuilding all of Ukraine — including the occupied territories.
Regarding Crimea — we were not required to recognize it as Russian, but to recognize Russia's control. In other words, we acknowledge that it is currently under Russian control (which it is). They also demanded that we pass a law prohibiting the military return of Crimea.
The land corridor to Crimea was to be built at Russia’s expense: road + railway. The hardest question was how to secure it. Therefore the Russians were willing to cede Melitopol, but not Tokmak. They feared we would cut the land corridor with artillery.
Zelenskiy then rejected this proposal.
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