The text of the draft agreement between Ukraine and Russia on the end of hostilities has been published for the first time.
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It is published by The New York Times.
The published document is said to be the first full version of the agreement, which was later rejected by both countries.
The document was discussed at negotiations that continued between the delegations of Ukraine and Russia in March and April 2022, the American newspaper claims.
A few important points, in short:
- Russia wanted Ukraine and all other countries to lift the sanctions against Moscow that they had imposed since 2014
- Russia wanted Ukraine to recognize Crimea as part of Russia; they also proposed to exclude Crimea from the treaty, leaving it under Russian occupation, but without recognition by Ukraine.
- Russia demanded that Ukraine make Russian the official language within 30 days after signing the treaty. Russia’s demands also included a ban on naming streets after Ukrainian independence fighters.
The draft agreement provided for a limitation on the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces, 100 thousand soldiers, 147 mortars, 10 combat helicopters. The range of Ukrainian missiles is only 40 km.
Ukraine wanted its allies to be bound by a treaty to intervene if it were attacked again. For example, closing the airspace, providing the necessary weapons.
Ukraine was allowed to join the EU.
Ukraine proposed that its allies would be required to intervene in the event of another attack. Russia, in turn, wanted to veto Ukraine’s security guarantees by including a clause requiring the consensus of all guarantor states. In practice, Moscow could invade Ukraine again, seize power in Kyiv, and then veto military intervention on behalf of the Ukrainian puppet regime.
Considering the very low level of representation, on the Russian side the head of the delegation was Minister of Culture Medinsky, on the Ukrainian side, People’s Deputy Arakhamia, there was almost no chance that this project would become an international document.
Russia first wanted Ukraine to recognize Crimea and Sevastopol as a subject of Russia, enshrining this at the legislative level.
By April 15, the parties agreed to exclude Crimea from the agreement, leaving it under Russian occupation, but without recognition by Ukraine, according to the American publication.
Certain elements of the agreement have already appeared in the public space. In particular, in the summer of 2023, Russian dictator Putin demonstrated them at a meeting with leaders of African countries.
The document indicated by Putin coincides with that published by the NYT, at least in terms of the “permitted” number of troops and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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