In upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine and European countries agreed to discuss broad agreements on post-war security in Europe. The "Telegraph" writes about this with reference to diplomatic sources. According to the publication, Witkoff made the corresponding proposal to Putin during a three-hour meeting in St. Petersburg last week. This was one of the reasons for the Russian president's agreement to resume negotiations with Ukraine, along with the easing of sanctions against Russian diesel. According to the newspaper's diplomatic sources, Russia wants to achieve a reduction in NATO's presence in Eastern Europe and "may demand" that the alliance return to its 1997 level - before the eastward expansion began. We note that Russia has not approved such demands for negotiations. European sources also told the newspaper that they would not agree to reduce NATO's military presence in Eastern Europe. At the same time, Putin's aide, Ushakov, said in the past that in order to achieve a peace agreement, it is necessary to negotiate not only with Ukraine, but also with all of Europe. Putin also stated that the negotiations in November will deal with the security architecture in Europe.

In upcoming negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine and European countries agreed to discuss broad agreements on post-war security in Europe. The "Telegraph" writes about this with reference to diplomatic sources. According to the publication, Witkoff made the corresponding proposal to Putin during a three-hour meeting in St. Petersburg last week. This was one of the reasons for the Russian president's agreement to resume negotiations with Ukraine, along with the easing of sanctions against Russian diesel. According to the newspaper's diplomatic sources, Russia wants to achieve a reduction in NATO's presence in Eastern Europe and "may demand" that the alliance return to its 1997 level - before the eastward expansion began. We note that Russia has not approved such demands for negotiations. European sources also told the newspaper that they would not agree to reduce NATO's military presence in Eastern Europe. At the same time, Putin's aide, Ushakov, said in the past that in order to achieve a peace agreement, it is necessary to negotiate not only with Ukraine, but also with all of Europe. Putin also stated that the negotiations in November will deal with the security architecture in Europe.