Putin demands a 1997 NATO withdrawal. Ushakov revealed what talked about with the Americans.
Among the Kremlin's main demands is the return to the 1997 NATO force configuration.
This is a return to the Kremlin's ultimatum from December 2021. Then Russia demanded to stop the expansion of NATO and to limit the military presence of the alliance in the countries of Eastern Europe. Now Putin raised these issues again before the representatives of the White House.
In other words, it is no longer just about the war in Ukraine. Ushakov stated that Moscow is ready to immediately begin negotiations with the United States on a new European security architecture.