Despite the large-scale drone attack on Russian air bases, there is still a chance for a peace agreement:

At the meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Istanbul, the Russian delegation presented specific conditions for a ceasefire – there are 31 points.

The memorandum from the Russian Federation was handed over to the Ukrainian delegation yesterday. The document includes key conditions for a possible ceasefire as well as further political and territorial demands from Moscow. It is divided into three sections with a total of 31 points, including two alternative scenarios for a ceasefire.

Section One: Prohibition of NATO membership

1. International recognition of the annexation of Crimea and the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, and Kherson to the Russian Federation. The Ukrainian armed forces and all armed formations are to withdraw completely from these territories.
2. Neutrality status of Ukraine: Renunciation of any accession to military alliances (e.g., NATO) and prohibition of any military presence or activities of third parties on Ukrainian soil.
3. Commitment not to conclude any international agreements that contradict the principle of neutrality.
4. Confirmation that Ukraine does not possess, accept, transport or station nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction.
5. Reduction of Ukrainian armed forces to an agreed minimum level of personnel, equipment and weapons; dissolution of nationalist units within the military and the National Guard.
6. Full protection of the rights of Russian-speaking populations; Russian should be recognized as an official language.
7. Ban on Nazi and neo-Nazi propaganda, including the dissolution of nationalist parties and organizations.
8. Lifting of all existing economic sanctions between Russia and Ukraine and mutual renunciation of new restrictions.
9. Resolution of outstanding issues regarding family reunification and internally displaced persons.
10. Mutual waiver of claims for damages in connection with the hostilities.
11. Lifting of all restrictions on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
12. Gradual resumption of diplomatic and economic relations, including gas transit, transport and communication routes – also with third countries.

Section Two: Conditions for a ceasefire

Option 1 – Minimum option:

1. Immediate withdrawal of all Ukrainian armed forces from the Russian-controlled areas mentioned above; withdrawal to a distance from the Russian border to be agreed upon.

Option 2 – Comprehensive solution:

1. Prohibition of any troop movements, except for the agreed withdrawal.
2. End of mobilization, followed by demobilization.
3. Cessation of all foreign military aid, including reconnaissance, satellite services, and arms deliveries.
4. Exclusion of foreign troops or experts from Ukrainian territory.
5. Guarantee that Ukraine will not engage in any acts of sabotage against Russia or Russian citizens.
6. Establishment of a bilateral control center to monitor the ceasefire.
7. Amnesty for political prisoners and release of detained civilians on both sides.
8. Lifting of martial law in Ukraine.
9. Setting a date for presidential and parliamentary elections within 100 days of the lifting of martial law.
10. Conclusion of a binding agreement on the implementation of all provisions in Section One.

Section Three: Implementation steps and deadlines

1. Start of the drafting of a comprehensive peace agreement.
2. Announcement of a 2–3-day ceasefire to recover fallen soldiers in the border area (the so-called “gray zone”).
3. Unilateral handover of 6,000 Ukrainian fallen soldiers to Kiev.
4. Signing of a memorandum on a ceasefire with specific dates for implementation and setting of a date for the final peace treaty.
5. Introduction of a 30-day ceasefire, beginning with the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops.
6. Full implementation of the comprehensive peace solution within this timeframe.
7. Holding of elections and establishment of new government institutions in Ukraine.
8. Conclusion and signing of the final peace agreement, which will then be enshrined in international law by a binding resolution of the UN Security Council.

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