A sharp dispute has arisen between Kirill Dmitriyev, special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Christopher Miller, chief correspondent of "Financial Times" publication, regarding a possible peace plan for Ukraine.
Modern.az reports that the polemic occurred after a material published in the "Financial Times" concerning a security plan for Ukraine, which was allegedly prepared by the White House. The article noted that US security guarantees might depend on Ukraine's agreement to a peace option called the “Anchorage formula.” According to the Russian side's presentation, this formula envisages the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Donetsk region and, in return, the freezing of combat operations along the existing front line. The White House later denied this information.
Miller shared a link to the article on his social media account, stating that precisely this kind of approach could lead to a delay in the signing of the agreement between Ukraine and the US, which is reportedly already prepared.
In response, Kirill Dmitriyev noted that “the withdrawal of troops from Donbas is the path to peace for Ukraine.”
Miller, however, strongly disagreed with this view, emphasizing that peace is only possible with the withdrawal of Russian troops: “Russia's complete withdrawal from Donbas and Ukraine as a whole is the path to peace. There will be no peace as long as Russian troops remain on Ukrainian territory. Occupation is not peace.”
Dmitriyev, in turn, called Miller “a person who incites war, delays peace, and spreads false British narratives.”
It should be noted that Kirill Dmitriyev was one of the representatives of the Russian side in the Russia–US–Ukraine trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi on January 23–24.
