Russia has proposed that NATO return to the 1997 terms and abandon further expansion. The New York Times.
According to the NYT, the Russian side handed over a document containing proposals for a new European security architecture during talks in Abu Dhabi. Two sources confirmed its authenticity for publication. Moscow suggests that NATO abandon further expansion and military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. According to the document, the alliance should withdraw forces and military infrastructure from its eastern flank, including Poland and the Baltic states, and effectively return to the 1997 configuration. The proposals also call for an end to the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine and for France and Britain to give up expanding their nuclear defenses to other European countries. According to the NYT, the document is dated November 10 and largely echoes Russian proposals for security safeguards made in December 2021. The publication emphasizes that this represents Moscow's unofficial negotiating position. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has already stated that accepting such conditions would pose a threat to his country's security. Caravans: |.