During trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi this week, Russian officials presented a Nov. 10 "non-paper" outlining Moscow's terms for ending the war, the New York Times reports.
According to the document obtained by the NYT, Russia demands:
Withdrawal of all NATO troops and NATO bases from Central and Eastern Europe, withdrawal to positions held in 1997, leaving Poland and the Baltic states vulnerable.
Denial of permanent expansion and cessation of all NATO military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia.
A demand from the US to cancel the "nuclear sharing" arrangements and a demand from France and Great Britain to exclude the use of their nuclear arsenals to protect other European countries.
Stopping all supplies of weapons, military equipment and defense products to Ukraine.
Allowing Ukraine to join the EU only if it is not included in the bloc's common defense policy.
Russian officials pointed to the Cold War era and the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact as a model that would "reduce the risk of conflict" after the end of the war in Ukraine.