Russia will try to get NATO back to the 1997 borders in the Ukraine negotiations. The Telegraph Abbas Galiamov, political scientist: "Let's assume the Europeans refuse. Poland, Finland and the Baltic states will say they have no intention of reducing cooperation with NATO or weakening their defenses. so what then? Will Putin continue to kill Ukrainians and send Russians to their deaths as punishment for the Europeans? Until they agree to his terms? It is particularly noteworthy that the Europeans have already rejected similar Russian demands in 2021. Since then, Putin started a big war, as a result of which NATO not only did not withdraw, but on the contrary, expanded to Finland and Sweden. And now, judging by the leak, the Kremlin is going to continue that war to achieve what it failed to achieve before it began. Look again at Putin's logic: if the Europeans do not agree to Russian demands, then the Russians and Ukrainians will pay with their lives for their refusal. This is simply a masterpiece! " Read in full on the Echo website.