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This passage explores the diplomatic follow-through after the proposed **Crimea transaction** under the **CUTTR Plan**, suggesting several key agreements to foster peace, stability, and economic revitalization between **Ukraine and Russia**.

**Formal Border Agreement**
- The two nations should define an **official border** between **mainland Ukraine** and **Russian-administered Crimea**, ending disputes in areas like:
  - **Arabat Spit**
  - **Syvash lagoons**
- This prevents future conflict and solidifies territorial clarity following the Crimea deal.

**Utility Restoration to Crimea**
- Pre-2014, Crimea received:
  - **85% of its water** via the North Crimean Canal
  - **Over 70% of electricity** from Ukrainian grids
- Post-annexation, Ukraine cut both supplies:
  - Russia now relies on **Kerch Strait cables and rainwater**, facing frequent shortages and blackouts.
- Restoring utilities:
  - **Benefits Russia** with stable infrastructure
  - **Benefits Ukraine** with renewed revenue and influence

**Trade Resumption**
- Prior to Euromaidan, **Russia was Ukraine’s top trading partner**
- Post-EU trade alignment triggered **Russian countersanctions**, choking bilateral trade.
- A **new free trade agreement** could:
  - Reignite regional commerce
  - Signal reconciliation and economic interdependence

**Tourism Development**
- Crimea's tourism economy has suffered under **international sanctions**
- A CUTTR Plan resolution opens the door for:
  - Cross-border tours highlighting Ukrainian, **Tatar heritage**, and Russian hospitality
  - Economic growth via travel, culture, and regional branding

In essence, these follow-on agreements transform a fraught territorial transfer into a platform for long-term regional partnership.

References

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