The declaration acknowledged the independence of the former Soviet republics and created the Commonwealth of Independent States, although five of the signatories ratified it much later or did not do it at all.
A declaración recoñeceu a independencia das antigas Repúblicas da Unión Soviética e a creación da Comunidade de Estados Independentes (CEI), malia que cinco dos signatarios asinaron moito despois ou nunca chegaron a facelo.