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Zelenski proposes a partial truce with Russia in the face of the coldness of the West to its ‘Victory Plan’
Faced with the general coldness towards his ‘Victory Plan’, which calls for urgent military aid to force Russia to negotiate a peace that does not involve the transfer of Ukrainian territories, President Volodymyr Zelensky has openly raised for the first time since the beginning of the war the possibility of negotiating with Russia a partial truce that would lower the intensity of the conflict.
“We don’t attack their energy infrastructure and they don’t attack ours. Could this bring this to an end to the hot phase of the war? I think so,” Zelenski said last week in a meeting with journalists.
According to Anglo-Saxon media published this week that cite sources familiar with the process, representatives of Ukraine and Russia would have already initiated contacts for this cessation of mutual attacks against energy-related targets that would give Kiev guarantees to face the winter without new bombing of its power plants and would put an end to the destruction with Ukrainian drones of Russian refineries.
These talks for a truce in this chapter would be the resumption of a process that would have already taken place this summer with the mediation of Qatar, which continues to facilitate contacts, and which derailed, as it was said at the time, due to the beginning in early August of the Ukrainian cross-border operation in the Russian oblast of Kursk, where Kiev controls part of the territory.
One of the points of the “Peace Formula”
Guaranteeing energy security is one of the ten points of the so-called Ukrainian Peace Formula, a document composed of ten proposals among which the demand that Russia withdraw from all the territories it occupies in Ukraine stands out.
The ‘Peace Formula’ was discussed at a first international summit held in June in Switzerland.
The issue of energy security (specifically nuclear) was, along with the requirement to allow freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to guarantee food exports, one of the three points included in the final communiqué, which was signed by about 80 countries and international organizations.
The third point endorsed by the signatories was the one that proposes the release of all prisoners of war on both sides and the return to Ukrainian territory of adults in Russian captivity and deported or displaced children.
No positive signals from its partners
The so-called Victory Plan presented by Kiev asks its allies to immediately provide the Ukrainian Army with sufficient military equipment and long-range weapons to stabilize the front and begin attacking Russian territory more systematically.
According to Kiev’s calculations, if its main partners materialize the plan, Russia would be forced to sit down to negotiate the ‘Peace Formula’ in a second international summit that Ukraine aspires to organize before the end of the year.
None of Ukraine’s allies capable of providing this level of military aid has shown signs of being interested in meeting these demands of Kiev, which for the moment has to make do with staying on the defensive at the front while opening up to a specific commitment that will not put an end to hostilities but would help both parties to cope with the wear and tear of two long years of war.
International
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to meet Guatemalan leader Bernardo Arévalo next friday
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Monday that she will hold her first bilateral meeting with her Guatemalan counterpart, Bernardo Arévalo, next Friday.
During her press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum detailed that the August 15 meeting will include a brief visit to Guatemala, followed by a trilateral meeting with Belize’s Prime Minister, Juan Antonio Briceño, in Calakmul, Campeche, in southeastern Mexico.
Sheinbaum explained that the meeting was proposed by Arévalo during a phone call last Friday, in which the Guatemalan president invited her to visit Guatemala.
The agenda will begin on Thursday night when Sheinbaum travels to Chetumal to lead her morning press conference on Friday.
Afterwards, she will travel to Guatemala for the bilateral meeting with Arévalo, then return to Calakmul to meet Belize’s Prime Minister Briceño for a trilateral meeting with Arévalo.
Later, Sheinbaum will hold a bilateral meeting with the Belizean leader.
The president announced that many agreements will be announced during the meetings with the southern border countries but avoided providing details to keep them as a surprise for that day.
International
Mexico City airport resumes flights after heavy rain causes flooding and delays
Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport resumed operations on Monday after heavy rains on Sunday evening forced a temporary suspension of flights.
In a statement released Monday morning, the airport explained that due to rainfall measuring between 50 and 77 millimeters, operations were halted amid reports of poor visibility and flooding that caused damage to terminals and a collapse of the airport’s drainage system.
The four-hour suspension to drain water affected 104 flights and nearly 14,900 passengers, who had to be redirected to other airports across the country.
To address the flooding in the airside areas, buildings, and surrounding roads, vacuum trucks and motor pumps were deployed to ensure safe conditions on runways, taxiways, and platforms, allowing flight operations to resume, the Navy Secretariat said.
By 6:00 a.m. local time (12:00 GMT), traffic on runway 05 right – 23 left had not yet fully normalized, nearly six hours after runway 05 left – 23 right had been cleared for use.
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Mexico supports 81 nationals detained in Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ says president
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Monday that the government is monitoring and providing support to 81 Mexican nationals detained at a facility in Florida known as ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ She also expressed her opposition to this type of detention center.
During her morning press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum explained that the Mexican consulate in Miami has interviewed the detainees during visits between July 23 and August 11 and maintains ongoing communication with them.
“Our colleague, former Governor of Chiapas Rutilio Escandón, regularly visits the facility to check on the needs of those detained. At the same time, we are working diplomatically to ensure that they remain there for as few days as possible,” she said.
She also emphasized that legal support is provided to those wishing to expedite their deportation to Mexico, as well as assistance for those who choose to pursue legal proceedings in the U.S. before repatriation.
Sheinbaum noted that so far, there have been no reports of human rights violations and stressed the importance of constant communication with the nationals.
“Obviously, we do not agree with these types of detention centers. They are state-run, not federal; they belong to the state of Florida,” she added.
She also explained that in some cases, detainees are later transferred to federal facilities before deportation, provided there are no ongoing legal proceedings.
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