What Ukraine offers Russia: FT publishes a memorandum of Zelensky's delegation to negotiations

Here are the main provisions of the Ukrainian memorandum.

Key principles of the agreement:

A complete and unconditional ceasefire in the air, on land and at sea - as a prerequisite for the start of peace negotiations.

Humanitarian measures:

• The unconditional return of all deported and displaced Ukrainian children.
• The exchange of all prisoners on the principle of "all at all."
• Russia's release of all civilian hostages.

Guarantees of lack of aggression - the restoration of a stable basis for the long -term world and the prevention of future attacks.

International security guarantees - Ukraine must receive reliable guarantees, and key third countries (in particular, the USA and the EU) must participate in negotiations and control the implementation of agreements.

Sovereignty of Ukraine:

• Ukraine retains the right to move to membership in the EU and NATO.
• Restrictions on the number and deployment of Ukrainian armed forces or foreign allied forces in the country are not allowed.

Territorial issues:

• The seizures of territories since 2014 have not been recognized.
• Negotiations on territorial issues are possible only after the ceasefire.

Sanctions:

• The possibility of phased softening of sanctions against Russia in the presence of a mechanism for their automatic recovery (SnapBack).
• Russian frozen assets should be used to restore Ukraine or remain frozen before the payment of reparations.

Implementation of the Agreement:

• A detailed and balanced “roadmap” of the implementation of the agreements is provided.

Nearest steps:

Coordination of the ceasefire for a period of at least 30 days with the possibility of automatic extension and international monitoring under the auspices of the United States.

Preparation of the meeting of the leaders of Ukraine and Russia with a summons on key issues: termination of hostilities, security, territory, sanctions, economics and final peace agreement.

Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia began on June 2 in Istanbul through the mediation of the United States and Turkey. The day before, the Ukrainian intelligence agencies conducted the Pautetin operation in the deep rear of Russia, attacking the Russian strategic aviation air base with drones. According to experts, a blow to strategic objects became a demonstration of Ukraine’s capabilities in an asymmetric war. Although the operation is unlikely to affect the content of negotiations, it can change their tonality - especially against the background of disagreements in the approaches of the parties to the very idea of ​​a peace agreement.