It seems that Europe has to dig trenches and the worst is the escalation.
To leave Europe without nuclear protection: this demand, according to the report of the New York Times (The New York Times), was placed on the discussion table by the Kremlin on the first day of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
In the document seen by the journalists, Moscow demands that Britain and France. The only nuclear powers of NATO in Europe. stop using their nuclear weapons to defend other European countries.
According to the logic of the Kremlin, the United States in the event of an attack by Russia will not come to the aid of Europe. And this means, denying London and exaggerating the right to cover the neighbors. Consider leaving Europe defenseless, writes the New York Times (NYT).
The rest almost verbatim repeats Putin's ultimatum on the eve of the invasion in 2021: NATO. Back, to the borders of 1997, without weapons for Ukraine and without the European Union for Kiev.
The Americans in the negotiations urged the Russians to "look to the future". Only Putin looks to the past.