According to the source, the amended wording is fundamentally different from the previous one and does not provide for any restrictions for the army. — The words “limited to 600,000″ were basically removed,” the interlocutor explained.
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— Instead, the word “remains” and the rest of the sentence appeared in the revised version. And the word “remains” has nothing to do with the word “limits,” added the source of the RBK-Ukraina portal.
Ukraine agreed to limit the number of troops
Earlier on Tuesday, the Kiev correspondent of the Financial Times, Christopher Miller, referred to high-ranking officials close to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and reported that Ukraine agreed to limit the size of its armed forces to 800,000. soldiers.
As recalled by the Financial Times, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already signaled that Russia will reject the modified peace plan if it does not take into account its long-standing demands.
The 28-point US peace plan presented to Zelensky last week was considered to play too much into Russia's hands, and as a result of the talks held over the weekend, it was modified.
