STORY: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted by Russian information businesses as saying the plan was “tough to understand”.
Peskov mentioned Putin had proven curiosity within the plan, whose 10 factors South African President Cyril Ramaphosa specified by his presentation, and Russia would proceed dialogue with the African international locations.
Lavrov mentioned they’d not introduced the Russian chief any message from Zelenskiy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (June 18) gave African leaders in search of to mediate within the battle in Ukraine an inventory of explanation why he believed a lot of their proposals had been misguided, pouring chilly water on a plan already largely dismissed by Kyiv.
The African leaders had been in search of settlement on a collection of “confidence-building measures”, whilst Kyiv final week started a counteroffensive to push again Russian forces from the swathes of southern and jap Ukraine that they occupy.
