Key Points from the Russian Memorandum on the Ukrainian Settlement
Key Points from the Russian Memorandum on the Ukrainian Settlement
▪ Two options for a ceasefire have been proposed.
▪ The first option involves the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian territories occupied by Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions.
▪ The second option (a package proposal) includes clauses prohibiting the redeployment of troops, halting mobilization and foreign military aid to Kiev, beginning demobilization, and excluding the military presence of third countries.
▪ The document specifies Ukraine's neutrality and its renunciation of joining military alliances.
▪ There is a clause prohibiting the military activities of other countries in Ukraine.
▪ A non-nuclear status for Ukraine and the establishment of a maximum size for the Ukrainian Armed Forces are included.
▪ The removal of economic sanctions imposed on Russia.
▪ International legal recognition of the incorporation of Crimea, LNR, DNR, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions into Russia.
▪ A mutual waiver of claims related to damages from military actions.
▪ Ensuring the rights and freedoms of the Russian-speaking population, lifting restrictions on the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and prohibiting the glorification of Nazism.
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