New details released: Putin lured Ukraine with poisoned peace offer. The proposal mainly involves a reduction in the Ukrainian military in favor of Russia.
Putin intended to keep Ukraine permanently vulnerable to Russian military aggression. The offer stipulates that Ukraine must guarantee not to join NATO. However, applying for EU membership did not pose a problem. Without a functioning army and without support from the confederation, Ukraine would have been defenseless against a Russian attack. The draft stipulated that the Crimean peninsula in eastern Ukraine, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, should remain under Russian administration.