Russian President Vladimir Putin says a plan to end his invasion of Ukraine proposed by African leaders could “become the foundation of certain processes towards a peaceful resolution”. African leaders have been in St Petersburg to meet with Putin and have raised their concerns about rising food prices and the disruption to grain supplies from Ukraine. But before you get excited about the plan, there’s a strong chance it will go nowhere, like the China plan before it. That’s because Putin says with Ukraine on the offensive, the plans are “virtually impossible to implement”. Both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said they’re open to talks if certain preconditions are met by the other side. Ukraine wants its borders restored, and Russia wants it to recognise a “new territorial reality”. Also worried about territorial realities is Poland – it says 100 Belarus-based Wagner fighters are too close for comfort…