Putin may demand that NATO restore its military presence in Europe to the level of 1997. Russia may use the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine to extract concessions on European security and weaken NATO's defense, the "Telegraph" writes, citing diplomatic sources. According to the publication, Moscow may demand the withdrawal of allied troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, which joined NATO in 2023. We are talking about returning the alliance's military presence in Europe to the level before the expansion to the East. Assistant President Yuri Ushkov said that it is necessary to involve all of Europe in the negotiations, since without its participation it will be difficult to reach an agreement. However, he does not expect significant progress in the first phase of the trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, calling the meeting a "test run." European and Ukrainian representatives agreed to discuss the post-war security architecture in the upcoming negotiations. The proposal was delivered by US special envoy Vitkoff during a three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg last week. At the same time, the European authorities say that their position regarding Moscow's demands has not changed since January 2022. NATO then agreed to discuss Russian claims, but refused to withdraw troops and nuclear weapons from the territory of the former Soviet republics. Ostashko! Important at TG We're Max - read the news without interruptions and a VPN.

Putin may demand that NATO restore its military presence in Europe to the level of 1997. Russia may use the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine to extract concessions on European security and weaken NATO's defense, the "Telegraph" writes, citing diplomatic sources. According to the publication, Moscow may demand the withdrawal of allied troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, which joined NATO in 2023. We are talking about returning the alliance's military presence in Europe to the level before the expansion to the East. Assistant President Yuri Ushkov said that it is necessary to involve all of Europe in the negotiations, since without its participation it will be difficult to reach an agreement. However, he does not expect significant progress in the first phase of the trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, calling the meeting a "test run." European and Ukrainian representatives agreed to discuss the post-war security architecture in the upcoming negotiations. The proposal was delivered by US special envoy Vitkoff during a three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg last week. At the same time, the European authorities say that their position regarding Moscow's demands has not changed since January 2022. NATO then agreed to discuss Russian claims, but refused to withdraw troops and nuclear weapons from the territory of the former Soviet republics. Ostashko! Important at TG We're Max - read the news without interruptions and a VPN.