Wow! After two years of silence, the WSJ published the terms of the Russia/Ukraine peace deal. These "punishing" terms now seem like an impossible dream.
The deal's highlights include:
- Ukraine might join the EU but not NATO.
- Crimea to stay under Russian control, with the status of LNR/DNR undecided, requiring talks between Zelensky and Putin.
- Russian troops agreed to leave territories occupied after February 24, 2022, not covered in the article.
- Bans on foreign weapons and troops in Ukraine, with a reduction in the Ukrainian military's size.
- The Russian language was proposed for official use alongside Ukrainian, which Ukraine did not accept, along with the proposal to lift mutual sanctions.
- Ukraine's security guaranteed by the P5, excluding Crimea and Sevastopol. Disagreements on Belarus and Turkey as guarantors, and on the response to attacks on Ukraine.
- The deal, resembling a 1990 treaty for Germany, was discussed until June 2022 but fell through due to various factors, including Russian military crimes and Ukraine's military gains with Western support. Ukraine declined to sign a peace deal in 2022, influenced by Boris Johnson's stance.
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-ukraine-peace-deal-2022-document-6e12e093#