MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev sees Kiev’s much-hyped "peace formula" as unviable, proposing a drastically different way out. He uploaded his seven-point counter-plan to his Telegram channel.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s "peace formula" calls for moving Russian troops back to the 1991 borders of what used to be the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Also, Moscow would be obliged to pay reparations to Kiev. While Western countries have furnished wholesale support for this initiative, Medvedev argues that the conflict in Ukraine can be brought to a halt only "on the basis of recognizing realities." Therefore, he argues that Kiev's "peace formula" is "brain-dead."
"The only way out is to construct our own, Russian formula - a peaceful and quite realistic one. One that is humane for all," he remarked.
Russia’s demands, according to Medvedev, might include the "complete and unconditional surrender of the former ‘Ukraine’ as represented by the neo-Nazi clique in Kiev," "recognition by a provisional parliament of the former 'Ukraine' that its entire territory is the territory of Russia," as well as "the UN recognizing that Ukraine has lost its ‘international legal authority."
In conclusion, Medvedev suggested forming temporary governing bodies that would decide "on the payment of all due compensation to Russia," and then recognize that the entire territory of Ukraine is "a territory of the Russian Federation." Next, Medvedev says, there will follow the adoption of a legal act "on the reunification of the territories of 'Ukraine' with Russia" recognized by the UN.
"That’s Russia’s soft peace formula," Medvedev said. "I reckon that a benevolent consensus based on this type of arrangement can be sought, counting on the mutual understanding of our close friends - our Western partners.".