Moscow handed over the document to Kiev during the second round of talks in Istanbul

Head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky speaks to the media after the second round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks on June 2, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. © Burak Kara / Getty Images

The Russian delegation presented its peace proposal to the Ukrainian side during the talks in Istanbul on Monday.

Among the main points, Moscow’s memorandum calls on Kiev to withdraw its troops from the former Ukrainian territories that have joined Russia and confirm its neutral and non-nuclear status.

Draft as of June 1, 2025

Proposals of the Russian Federation (Memorandum) on the Settlement of the Ukrainian Crisis 

Section I

Key Parameters for a Definitive Settlement 
 

1. International legal recognition of the incorporation into the Russian Federation of Crimea, the LPR, the DPR, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions; full withdrawal from these territories of Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) units and other Ukrainian paramilitary formations;
    
2. Neutrality of Ukraine, implying its refusal to join military alliances and coalitions, as well as a ban on any military activity by third-party states on Ukrainian territory and the deployment of foreign armed formations, military bases and military infrastructure there;
    
3. Termination of all existing international treaties and agreements inconsistent with the provisions of Paragraph 2 of this Section, and refusal to conclude any such agreements in the future;
    
4. Confirmation of Ukraine’s status as a state without nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction, with a direct ban on their receipt, transit and deployment on Ukrainian territory;
    
5. Establishment of maximum limits for the size of the AFU and other Ukrainian military formations, the quantity of armaments and military equipment, and their permissible specifications; dissolution of Ukrainian nationalist formations within the AFU and National Guard;
    
6. Guarantees of the full rights, freedoms and interests of the Russian and Russian-speaking population; granting the Russian language official status;
    
7. Legislative prohibition of the glorification and propaganda of Nazism and neo-Nazism, dissolution of nationalist organizations and parties;
    
8. Lifting of all current economic sanctions, bans and restrictive measures between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, and refusal to impose new ones;
    
9. Resolution of issues related to family reunification and displaced persons;
    
10. Waiver of mutual claims for damages incurred during hostilities;
     
11. Removal of restrictions imposed on the Orthodox Church of Ukraine;
     
12. Gradual restoration of diplomatic and economic relations (including gas transit), transport and other connections, including with third-party states.

Section II

Ceasefire Conditions 
 

Option 1.
 

Commencement of complete withdrawal of the AFU and other Ukrainian paramilitary formations from the territory of the Russian Federation, including the DPR, LPR, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, and their pullback from the borders of the Russian Federation to a distance agreed upon by the Parties, in accordance with Provisions to be approved. 
 

Option 2. “Package Proposal”:
 

1. Prohibition on redeployment of the AFU and other Ukrainian paramilitary formations, except for movements aimed at withdrawal from the borders of the Russian Federation to a distance agreed upon by the Parties;
    
2. Cessation of mobilization and commencement of demobilization;
    
3. Cessation of foreign supplies of military products and foreign military assistance to Ukraine, including the provision of satellite communication services and intelligence data;
    
4. Elimination of military presence of third countries on Ukrainian territory, cessation of participation of foreign specialists in military operations on Ukraine’s side;
    
5. Guarantees of Ukraine’s renunciation of sabotage and subversive activities against the Russian Federation and its citizens;
    
6. Establishment of a bilateral Center for Monitoring and Control of the Ceasefire Regime;
    
7. Mutual amnesty for “political prisoners” and release of detained civilians;
    
8. Lifting of martial law in Ukraine;
    
9. Announcement of the date for elections of the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada, which must take place no later than 100 days after the lifting of martial law;
    
10. Signing of an Agreement on the implementation of provisions contained in Section I. 

Section III

Sequence of Steps and Timeline for Implementation 
 

1. Work commences on drafting the Treaty text;
    
2. A 2-3 day ceasefire is declared for collection of bodies of the fallen in the “gray zone”;
    
3. Six thousand bodies of AFU servicemen are unilaterally transferred to the AFU;
    
4. A Ceasefire Memorandum is signed with specific dates for fulfillment of all provisions, determining the date for signing the future Treaty on Final Settlement (hereinafter, the Treaty);
    
5. A 30-day ceasefire regime takes effect from the moment the AFU withdrawal begins. Complete withdrawal of AFU units from the territory of the Russian Federation and full implementation of the “package agreement” must be completed within these 30 days;
    
6. Elections are conducted and government bodies are formed on the territory of Ukraine;
    
7. The Treaty is signed;
    
8. The signed Treaty is endorsed by a legally binding UN Security Council resolution;
    
9. The Treaty is ratified, enforced, and implemented.