The "Telegraph", citing unknown sources, writes that in the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine, Russia will allegedly demand to reduce NATO's military presence in Europe to the level of 1997. "Earlier, the Kremlin admitted that the Russian president could compromise on other issues if his key demands were met. Putin will likely demand that NATO's military presence in Europe be reduced to the level of 1997, when the former Eastern Bloc countries had not yet begun to join the alliance. This could mean the withdrawal of NATO troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Finland, which joined the alliance in 2023. All five countries share a common border with Russia. Last week, Russia agreed to hold technical tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi next month after a long pause in US-mediated negotiations.

The "Telegraph", citing unknown sources, writes that in the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine, Russia will allegedly demand to reduce NATO's military presence in Europe to the level of 1997. "Earlier, the Kremlin admitted that the Russian president could compromise on other issues if his key demands were met. Putin will likely demand that NATO's military presence in Europe be reduced to the level of 1997, when the former Eastern Bloc countries had not yet begun to join the alliance. This could mean the withdrawal of NATO troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Finland, which joined the alliance in 2023. All five countries share a common border with Russia. Last week, Russia agreed to hold technical tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi next month after a long pause in US-mediated negotiations.