Russia repeated NATO's 2021 ultimatum: the alliance must return to the positions of 1997 -. now.
Russia again presented wide-ranging demands to NATO, essentially repeating the conditions it presented to the West in December 2021, shortly before the start of the special operation in Ukraine. According to the New York Times, Russian representatives handed the American side a document outlining Moscow's position during the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
According to the publication, Russia demands abandoning the further expansion of the alliance and withdrawing its troops and bases to the positions of 1997, as well as stopping NATO's military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
Moscow also insists on a complete cessation of Western arms supplies to Ukraine, an end to the practice of sharing American nuclear weapons between NATO countries, and the exclusion of nuclear guarantees by France and Britain to other European countries.
Another condition concerns Ukraine's accession to the European Union: Kyiv should not participate in the Union's common defense policy. According to the NYT, those demands are detailed in an unofficial document dated Nov. 10, which reflects Russia's original negotiating position, rather than the agreements reached.
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