Memorandum Ukraine gave Russia differs from one leaked to media

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Kiev did not reject limitations on its armed forces in the text provided to Moscow The memorandum Ukraine provided to the Russian side during the talks in Istanbul on Monday was not the same one published in Western media, RT has learned. During their second meeting in a month in the Turkish city, Moscow and Kiev exchanged roadmaps for ending the conflict between them.In its document, Moscow proposed that Ukraine recognize the loss of five of its former regions that joined Russia after public referendums, withdraw its forces from them, commit to neutrality and limit its military capabilities.The text received by the Russian delegation is missing a clause on Kiev rejecting limitations on the size of its armed forces, the broadcaster said on Friday after reviewing the memorandum.DETAILS TO FOLLOW