The document, consisting of a preamble and fourteen articles, stated that the Soviet Union ceased to exist as a subject of international law and geopolitical realities.
Lo mbiko, eyayihlanganisa izihloko 14 no esethulweni wawuthi eSoviet Union yaphela njengoba isihloko ngokoqobo geopolitical futhi umthetho wamazwe ngamazwe.