Putin, in the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine, will likely demand that NATO's presence in Europe be reduced to the level of 1997. The Telegraph cites sources. Russia will try to use the new round of peace talks on Ukraine to extract concessions that weaken NATO's defenses. Moscow's possible demands include the withdrawal of allied troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, which joined NATO in 2023. To demand something you have to keep fighting and not make a break in the war right before negotiations and go with bad cards.

Putin, in the upcoming negotiations on Ukraine, will likely demand that NATO's presence in Europe be reduced to the level of 1997. The Telegraph cites sources. Russia will try to use the new round of peace talks on Ukraine to extract concessions that weaken NATO's defenses. Moscow's possible demands include the withdrawal of allied troops from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, which joined NATO in 2023. To demand something you have to keep fighting and not make a break in the war right before negotiations and go with bad cards.