The documents from the unsuccessful peace discussions with Kiev have been displayed by the Russian president Vladimir Putin.
During peace talks in March 2022, Moscow and Kiev reached an agreement on security assurances and the broad contours of Ukrainian neutrality, but Kiev then unexpectedly reneged on the agreements its team had previously signed, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.
Putin unveiled the draft documents that the Russian and Ukrainian envoys had been debating in Turkey more than a year earlier during a meeting with a group of African leaders in St. Petersburg.
Putin claimed that the Ukrainian delegation had signed a document named the Treaty on the Permanent Neutrality and Security Guarantees for Ukraine.
The proposal demands that Ukraine include “permanent neutrality” in its Constitution. Guarantors include China, France, Britain, China, the US, and Russia.
Putin also displayed an appendix to the text that details Russian and Ukrainian suggestions for the size and equipment of Ukraine’s permanent army during times of peace.
Moscow suggested capping the military at 85,000 people and the National Guard at 15,000 people. In the meanwhile, Kiev suggested that its Armed Forces have up to 250,000 soldiers.
Moscow recommended allowing Ukraine to possess 50 combat aircraft, 52 “auxiliary” aircraft, 96 multiple rocket launchers, 342 tanks, and 1,029 armored vehicles.
Kiev, on the other hand, supported having 86 “auxiliary” aircraft, 800 tanks, 2,400 armored vehicles, 600 multiple rocket launchers, and 800 combat aircraft. /RT
