Turkey has initiated a new project of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, according to which it is proposed to freeze the war on the current front line.
The Russian publication "Novaya Gazeta. Europe" with reference to an unnamed source.
According to the media, the draft contract provides for:
- the mutual commitment of the USA and Russia not to use nuclear weapons under any circumstances, as well as the restoration of the treaty on the limitation of strategic arms with the impossibility of unilateral exit from it;
- prohibition of interference in the internal affairs of another country in any way that may cause destabilization of its government;
- freezing the war along the existing front line;
- commitment to hold referendums in 2040: all-Ukrainian referendums on the countryʼs foreign policy course, as well as referendums under international control on all Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia;
- guarantees of Ukraineʼs non-aligned status until 2040;
- exchange of prisoners according to the formula "all for all";
- Russia does not object to Ukraine joining the European Union.
The Russian mass media writes that this version of the peace agreement is based on Ukrainian-Russian negotiations in 2022, and it is allegedly supported by the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan.
In response to the publication, the adviser to the Office of the President, Mykhailo Podolyak, denied the existence of any peace plans, except for the Peace Formula proposed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Everything else is just a desire to prolong the war through its freezing, escalation, preservation of the Russian aggressive regime," he declared.
What is the Ukrainian peace formula?
On November 15, 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Ukrainian Peace Formula during a speech to the participants of the G20 summit in Bali. Here is what it provides:
- radiation and nuclear safety with an emphasis on restoring safety around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe;
- food security, in particular protection and provision of export of Ukrainian grain to the poorest countries of the world;
- energy security with an emphasis on price restrictions on Russian energy resources, as well as assistance to Ukraine in restoring its energy infrastructure;
- release of all prisoners of war and deportees, including prisoners of war and children deported to Russia;
- restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and confirmation of its borders by Russia in accordance with the UN Charter, which, according to Zelenskyi, is "non-negotiable";
- withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraineʼs state border with Russia;
- justice and fairness, including the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war criminals;
- prevention of ecocide — the need to protect the environment with an emphasis on demining and restoration of water treatment facilities;
- preventing the escalation of the conflict and building a security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic area, including security guarantees for Ukraine;
- confirmation of the end of the war, including a document signed by all parties involved.