The Wall Street says it has gotten its hands on a secretive document revealing the details of a failed Ukraine-Russia peace deal that was on the table within the opening months of the war.
Dated April 15, 2022, the document is said to lay out an agreement that turns Ukraine into a "Permanently neutral state that doesn't participate in military blocs".
The WSJ analysis admits that there were some deep concessions on the table from the Ukraine side, and further underscores many of these things would likely remain in place in any future deal where Ukraine would no doubt be inflicted with even more compromises given its forces are currently being rolled back by superior Russian military might.
Importantly, "Ukraine's military would be pared down to a specific size." The proposed deal even sought to impose permanent limitations on the Ukraine armed forces' troop numbers: "Russia sought to limit everything from the number of troops and tanks to the maximum firing range of Ukrainian missiles."
According to more context of the draft deal from the WSJ:. The future of the area of eastern Ukraine covertly invaded and occupied by Russia in 2014, wasn't included in the draft, leaving it up to Putin and Zelensky to complete in face-to-face talks.
The draft treaty with Ukraine included banning foreign weapons, "Including missile weapons of any type, armed forces and formations." Moscow wanted Ukraine's armed forces capped at 85,000 troops, 342 tanks and 519 artillery pieces.
Ukraine is now likely in for more severe restrictions on any future Ukrainian state and military, should there ever be a negotiation for the end of the war reached.
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