Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Russian Ministry of Defense: 37 Ukrainian drones destroyed in 4 hours over regions of Russia and the Black Sea.
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.

NYT discloses alleged 2022 Russia-Ukraine treaty draft

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 15 Jun 2024 19:47
  • 2 Shares
4 Min Read

The draft has been sourced from Ukrainian, Russian, and European outlets, as per The New York Times.

Listen
  • x
  • NYT reveals alleged 2022 Russia-Ukraine treaty draft
    Illustrative: Ukrainian soldiers prepare to take part in military training with French servicemen at a military training compound at an undisclosed location in Poland, on April 4, 2024. (AFP)

A draft of a treaty negotiated between Russia and Ukraine in spring 2022 was published by The New York Times on Saturday.

The newspaper claims that the document was sourced from Ukrainian, Russian, and European outlets.

Titled "Treaty on Permanent Neutrality and Security Guarantees for Ukraine", allegedly, the document lists the United Kingdom, China, Russia, the United States, and France as guarantors of Ukraine's security as a permanently neutral state. However, the document indicates disagreement with Ukraine regarding Belarus' status as a guarantor and with Russia regarding Turkey's status as a guarantor.

"Ukraine undertakes to support its permanent neutrality, which is declared and enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine. The guarantor states recognize, respect and guarantee the status of Ukraine as a permanently neutral state, and undertake to ensure that this status is observed at the international level," Article 1 of the draft reads.

Meanwhile, Kiev declined to negotiate clauses that would require designating the Russian language as Ukraine's official language and banning propaganda or organizations promoting "ideas or theories of superiority of one race or group of persons of a certain skin color or ethnic or national origin, including the ideas of fascism, Nazism, neo-Nazism, and aggressive nationalism."

Furthermore, the draft emphasized that Ukraine refused to discuss articles regarding the reciprocal lifting of sanctions imposed since 2014, as well as the cessation of proceedings on interstate legal disputes with Russia.

Related News

Europe's Trump concessions risk democracy, trade losses: FT op-ed

Declassified papers reveal Clinton floated Russian NATO membership

Simultaneously, the parties agreed to exclude discussions on Crimea, Sevastopol, and specific territories outlined in Annex 6 of the draft, the details of which were not disclosed.

Putin sets conditions for Ukraine peace talks

In a statement delivered on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is prepared to initiate negotiations with Ukraine under specific conditions.

During a meeting with senior diplomats in Moscow, Putin announced Russia's latest concrete peace proposal for resolving the war in Ukraine. He emphasized that if Kiev and Western capitals reject this offer, as they have done in the past, they bear political and moral responsibility for the ongoing violence.

Putin outlined the conditions for the proposed peace plan, stating that Ukrainian forces must withdraw entirely from the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as from the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

He specified that the withdrawal should cover the entire territory of these regions within their original administrative borders before they became part of Ukraine. Once Kiev agrees to these terms and begins withdrawing troops while also formally renouncing NATO membership plans, Russia will immediately cease fire and commence negotiations.

Putin also emphasized that Russia is prepared to enter negotiations with Ukraine as soon as possible, acknowledging the complexities involved, "We are ready to sit at the negotiation table tomorrow, fully aware of the unique legal circumstances. Despite these, there are legitimate authorities, even according to their constitution, with whom we can negotiate."

Dive deeper

In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson that negotiations with Ukraine in 2022 were nearing completion. However, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kiev, the Ukrainian side purportedly rejected all agreements. Subsequently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky legally barred negotiations with Russia.

In November 2023, Ukraine's previous lead negotiator with Russia, David Arakhamia, claimed that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had dissuaded Kiev from signing an agreement with Moscow to resolve the conflict in spring 2022. Johnson has denied this allegation.

  • Nato
  • Russia
  • round of negotiations
  • Nato Alliance
  • Ukraine
  • Ukraine war
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS