The Russian Federation will demand the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe during the negotiations, - The Telegraph Diplomatic sources told The Telegraph that Russia's real goal in pushing for European participation is to use the next round of talks to extract concessions on NATO expansion. Putin called it the "root cause" of the war. "It is likely that Putin will demand to reduce the military presence of NATO in Europe to the level of 1997 - before the countries of the former Eastern Bloc began to join the alliance. This would mean a possible 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," the article reads. And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tiktok Tok, YouTube.

The Russian Federation will demand the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe during the negotiations, - The Telegraph Diplomatic sources told The Telegraph that Russia's real goal in pushing for European participation is to use the next round of talks to extract concessions on NATO expansion. Putin called it the "root cause" of the war. "It is likely that Putin will demand to reduce the military presence of NATO in Europe to the level of 1997 - before the countries of the former Eastern Bloc began to join the alliance. This would mean a possible 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," the article reads. And we are on Facebook, Instagram, X, Tiktok Tok, YouTube.