Updated on 09:15 p.m. Moscow Time
MOSCOW, September 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reconciliation plan for Ukraine, made public earlier on Wednesday, is “not dogmatic” and will not be imposed on anyone, presidential spokesman told the Russkaya Sluzhba Novostei radio station.
“We expect that the plan, in this or that form, will serve as a basis, or some part of it will be taken into consideration, but this does not matter. The plan that President Putin had suggested is not dogmatic and is not being imposed on anyone. Attaining the final goal is what really matters, [as well as] the cessation of hostilities, the start of talks and joint efforts to alleviate the appalling humanitarian situation,” Dmitry Peskov said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Putin outlined a seven-point plan for the settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, calling on Kiev to withdraw troops from southeastern regions of the country and militia to cease military advances. The plan also includes proposals for an international monitoring force, the establishment of a humanitarian corridor, a ban on the use of combat aircraft over urban areas, an exchange of prisoners in an “all for all” formula and direct repair-crew access to destroyed infrastructure in the war-ravaged areas.
The same day, Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko discussed the first steps to bringing an end to the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine over the telephone, and according to the Kremlin, their views were extremely similar.
