President of Ukraine’s Plan for the peaceful settlement of the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine entered into force from on June 20^th, 2014 at 22:00 and will be in force until 22:00 of June 27^th, 2014.

President Petro Poroshenko’s Plan for the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Eastern regions of Ukraine provides: 

1. Security guarantees to all members of negotiations.
2. Release from criminal responsibility for those, who surrendered weapons and did not commit grave crimes.
3. Release of all hostages. 
4. Setting up the 10 km buffer zone at the Ukrainian-Russian border and the withdrawal of illegal troops and heavy weaponry.
5. Guaranteed corridor for retreat of Russian and Ukrainian mercenaries.
6. Disarmament of illegally armed groups.
7. Establishment of joint patrolling units in the structure of the Ministry of Interior.
8. Vacation of illegally seized official buildings in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
9. Renewal of work of the local authorities.
10. Renewal of central TV and radio broadcasting in the region.
11. Decentralization of powers (through direct elections of local executive committees; protection of the Russian language; draft amendments to the Constitution).
12. Before the system of elections of local authorities is introduced and takes effect, agreeing on the candidatures for the posts of governors with representatives of the region (if there is no agreed position on the nominees, the decision is made by the President of Ukraine).
13. Early local and parliamentary elections.
14. Programme for creation of new jobs in the region.
15. Restoration of industrial and social infrastructure.