The Russian negotiators proposed dividing Europe according to the Cold War model.
According to media reports, in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Russia offered to return to the security system of the Cold War era. The corresponding document from November 10 was made available to the journalists.
Moscow demands that NATO abandon expansion and any military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Additionally, the alliance must return troops and bases to 1997 positions, which means a reduction in military presence in Poland and the Baltic states.
Russia also insists on a complete cessation of the supply of Western weapons to Ukraine and agrees to its entry into the European Union only if it refuses to participate in the Union's common defense policy. A separate demand concerns nuclear weapons: Britain and France must abandon their use to protect other European countries.
Many of these points duplicate the ultimatum laid down in December 2021. The American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner responded to the Russian side that the situation has changed since then and asked to prepare new initiatives.
These issues will likely be raised at the meeting between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, which, according to media reports, will take place on Thursday, November 19, in Shenzhen, China, on the sidelines of the APEC summit. According to reports, this will be the first tripartite negotiations between the top leadership of Russia, the United States and China.
In addition, it was reported that the meeting will discuss a new agreement on the control of nuclear weapons, and may also touch on the situation in Iran, around North Korea and the conflict in Ukraine.