Pereiaslav Agreement

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• The updated text adds a specific delegation and a proviso about legal binding, changing the inferred legitimacy of the oath and the agreement.

Replace “of the Tsardom of Russia in exchange for allegiance to the tsar An oath of allegiance to the Russian monarch from the leadership of” with “of the Tsardom of Russia in exchange for allegiance to the tsar However although the council was attended by a delegation from Moscow headed by Vasiliy Buturlin the latter refused to swear an oath on behalf of the tsar thus making it uncertain whether the Pereiaslav Agreement was legally binding An oath of allegiance to the Russian monarch from the leadership of”.

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