Last minute: Russia outlined its terms one by one! Here’s the sketch that’s curious…

Russia has issued a draft security agreement to the United States and NATOover developments in eastern Ukraineand NATO increasing its exercises near Russia’s borders.

FIRST CONDITION UKRAINE

The first article of the draft, published on the Website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stipulated that NATO should not expand further and that Ukraine should not be included in the alliance.

The second article included a halt to military and weapons deployments to Eastern European countries after their accession to NATO in 1997.

NO MORE TROOPS THAN A BRIGADE

The agreement included provisions for Ukraine to halt NATO activities and exercises in Eastern Europe, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, not to deploy medium- and short-range missiles capable of targeting the territory of the other side, and not to have more than one brigade in agreed border areas.

The agreement
russia shared included the article on mutual information on military exercises, resolving the situation peacefully and diplomatically in case of tensions, avoiding attempts that could be perceived as a threat to the other side and establishing hotlines to establish a communication network for emergencies.

BOMBARDIMAN AIRCRAFT BANNED

The second part of the draft included the cessation of flights of nuclear weapons and bombers, refraining from deploying military forces that threaten the national security of the other side, and not flying in airspace that could hit the targets of the other side.

RETRACT SETTLED MISSILES

In addition, the draft called for the other side not to have warships at points that could hit the territory of the other side outside international waters, not to place medium- and short-range missiles in other countries that could hit the other side, and to withdraw them if they were deployed. Apart from the article on the destruction of infrastructures established for the use of nuclear weapons, the draft also included provisions not to conduct military exercises for the use of nuclear weapons and to avoid nuclear attack drills without nuclear weapons.

TASTES ARE ALSO AMONG THE ITEMS

Russia’s draft released today included provisions for the United States and NATO not to expand too much to the east and not to approve the participation of countries leaving the Soviet Union in the alliance, for the United States not to conduct exercises with countries leaving the Soviet Union, and not to deploy weapons and troops.

PUBLISHED IN 3 LANGUAGES

The draft, published in English, French and Russian, also stated that if one of the parties withdraws from this agreement, the agreement could end after 30 days.

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U.S. has rejected Russia’s proposals, saying it will not negotiate without European input. “Without our European allies and partners, there will be no negotiations on European security,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters aboard Air Force One.