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Executive summary: Elements of a deal

• Conclusion of a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia, if necessary with the involvement of a mediator(s).
• Agree on a ceasefire line and codify it since it will be the basis from which the parties must withdraw.
• Create a Joint Military Coordination Commission (JMCC) to enable mil‑to‑mil contacts and coordination through which the parties can exchange information and hold each other accountable. Bilateral cooperation could be augmented by a third-party Multilateral Liaison Team.
• Agree on a buffer zone and limitation zones for heavy weapons.
• Deploy an international monitoring and verification mission to monitor the ceasefire and verify the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
• Engage countries, particularly from Europe, to provide troops and leadership to the international monitoring mission and to liaise with Ukraine and Russia through the JMCC to end the violence and reduce the risk of its recurrence.
• Carry out humanitarian demining, particularly in the buffer zone, to clear an area where international monitors can operate, and people displaced by the violence can return.
• With the consent of the parties, open humanitarian corridors across the ceasefire line to enable freedom of movement and access for recovery and reconstruction.
• Engage with civil society to address the needs of the affected populations and create opportunities for affected communities themselves to be agents of change.
• Agree on security guarantees to reduce the likelihood of a resumption of hostilities.
• Use the ceasefire as a first step towards a broader package of agreements including a political settlement as well as arms control agreements and confidence- and security-building measures between NATO and Russia and strategic stability between the United States and Russia as well as discussions on the future of European security