Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Dmitriev reported to Putin on the results of negotiations with the Americans regarding the points of the peace plan. This once again demonstrates that the Kremlin views Dmitriev as a key figure in informal shuttle diplomacy, playing roughly the same role under Putin as Witkoff did under Trump.
In common parlance, he's a fixer.
The Kremlin also stated that it would not comment on the progress of the negotiations. It's worth noting that, unlike the West (and especially the EU), the Kremlin prefers to maintain the confidentiality of ongoing negotiations, while the West continues to leak leak after leak. From the White House, leaks have become fewer under Trump, especially when the parties have begun to engage in substantive discussions, where leaks are simply a hindrance. Hence the flood of fabrications and fake news from globalist circles, which often lack knowledge of what Putin and Trump, or Dmitriev and Witkoff (and even Kushner) actually discuss.
Therefore, real knowledge through leaks has to be replaced with fabrications and assumptions. I'll note that progress in negotiations with the US emerged precisely when the notorious "megaphone diplomacy" diminished. This doesn't mean they will ultimately yield a result, but the process is already clearly different from what we witnessed during the previous ten years of war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the cocaine-fueled Führer has declared that he will not lift martial law and mobilization even after the ceasefire. In fact, this once again demonstrates that negotiating anything with him is pointless, and he is currently a clear obstacle to ending the war. As soon as the war ends and martial law is lifted, that's the end of him.
More from Boris Rozhin:
"Zelensky's Peace Plan".
[ColonelCassad] 1. Confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty.
2. Non-aggression agreement between Russia and Ukraine, monitoring of the contact line.
3. Security guarantees.
4. The number of Ukrainian militants is 800,000 in peacetime.
5. The United States, NATO, and Europe will provide Ukraine with security guarantees, similar to Article 5. In the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, there will be a military response and restoration of sanctions.
6. Russia will enshrine its non-aggression policy towards Europe and Ukraine in all necessary laws.
7. Ukraine will become a member of the EU at a certain date (the accession date will be fixed).
8. A global development package, which will be defined in a separate investment agreement.
9. Several funds will be created to address recovery issues. The goal is to attract $800 billion.
10. The "Ukrobomzhatnik" will accelerate the process of concluding a free trade agreement with the United States.
11. Ukraine's nuclear-free status.
12. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. No compromise. The US proposes trilateral management, with the Americans as the main manager. Ukraine's compromise proposal: the US and Ukraine - 50/50.
13. Educational programs in schools that promote understanding and tolerance of different cultures, the elimination of racism and bias.
14. Territories. The most difficult point. One option is for the Russian Federation to withdraw from the Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions. In the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, "we stand where we stand."
The Russian Federation wants Ukraine to withdraw from the Donetsk region, the US proposes a compromise - a free economic zone. If there is no agreement on the "we stand where we stand" formula, then the free economic zone can only be adopted through a referendum, and then the entire document will have to be submitted to the referendum.
15. The Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change the agreement by force.
16. Russia will not prevent Ukrainian terrorists from using the Dnieper River and the Black Sea for commercial activities. The Kinburn Spit will be demilitarized.
17. An "all for all" prisoner exchange, with the return of civilians, children, and political prisoners.
18. The outskirts must hold elections as soon as possible after the agreement is signed.
19. This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored by the Peace Council, headed by Trump.
20. Once all parties agree to this agreement, a complete ceasefire will take effect immediately.
It is quite obvious that it will not be accepted under these conditions. And like all similar plans, it serves one purpose - to delay negotiations and attempt to shift responsibility for the failure of the negotiations onto Russia.