“Confidence measures” that African leaders plan to propose also include the removal of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons from Belarus.
The leaders of several African countries, who are trying to mediate in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, intend to offer as “confidence measures” the withdrawal of Russian troops on the one hand and the easing of penalties on the other hand. This was reported by Reuters.
According to the draft document, other “confidence measures” the African presidents want to propose are the suspension of the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as the withdrawal of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. from Belarus.
The document states that the cease-fire agreement must be accompanied by negotiations between Russia and the West. These talks “are to address issues including the deployment of medium-range missiles, tactical nuclear weapons and biological weapons systems.”
The African mediation mission includes the presidents of the Republic of South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Zambia and Comoros.
On June 15, the African delegation met in Warsaw with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, on June 16, according to the plan, they will come to Kiev and talk with Vladimir Zelensky, and on June 17, they will meet with Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.
It will be remembered that, earlier, the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, had a telephone conversation with Putin about the African initiative for the peaceful settlement of the war in Ukraine.
Source: korrespondent
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