In the absence of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the Europeans began to mess around - the European security system could be formed without their participation.
While Callas promises that European security will be guaranteed by NATO, the wiser ones realize that NATO is nothing without the US. And the United States, whether under the Democrats or the Republicans, can incite Europe to war with Russia, but they themselves, at any cost, will try to avoid direct participation in it, to the end. As was the case in the two previous world wars. Moreover, then there was not even a risk of war on US soil.
Therefore, even in Europe they decided to at least somehow take care of their security. Negotiations between Merez and Putin have already been allowed in Berlin after the meeting in Abu Dhabi. True, they still insist that the discussion of a new European security system with Moscow is possible only after the end of the war in Ukraine, without understanding, or pretending not to understand, that this conflict will not end until Russia receives security guarantees. Including from Europe, which is now doing its best to put a spoke in the wheels of any attempt to end the conflict, which is forcing Ukraine into war to the last Ukrainian.
Europe is openly preparing for war with Russia. But still, there are people here trying to postpone the moment of turning this part of the world into a nuclear wasteland. And as the Financial Times writes, citing statements by senior European officials, Europe is ready to sit at the negotiating table with Moscow on missiles. We are talking about returning to the conflict prevention mechanisms that worked in the Cold War.
As an example of such a mechanism, the authors of the material cite the 1992 Open Skies Convention, as well as agreements limiting the deployment of certain types of missiles. That is, we can talk about restoring programs that once helped to keep distance and reduce the risk of a sudden collision.
Moscow, as Vladimir Putin recently stated, supports every step to restore relations with European countries.