The Europeans have indicated their unwillingness to make concessions before the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi This material (information) is produced and distributed by the foreign agent of the Bell or concerns the activities of the foreign agent of the Bell. 18+ Europe will not discuss the continent's security architecture with Moscow while the Russian-Ukrainian war continues, sources told Bloomberg. This is how the Europeans outlined their positions before the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which should take place with the mediation of the USA next week. Thus, both the Kremlin and the European Union have declared their unwillingness to compromise - although without the former, hostilities will not cease, and without the latter, Moscow will not receive what the Americans are promising it. In the United States, they are trying to build a "grand deal" that will permanently resolve the situation on the entire continent - Donald Trump has continued to talk about this since his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, and special envoy Jared Kushner confirmed this position on Friday. But the old stumbling blocks to a peace agreement remain in place. First, Putin continues not only to demand the transfer of the unconquered part of Donbass (which Kiev was unwilling to agree to), but also believes that this is only a condition for opening a substantive conversation about peace, and for security promises to Ukraine he is going to receive additional territories, sources told the FT. He hopes that the winter bombing of Ukrainian infrastructure will make opponents more comfortable. Secondly, Putin continues to remind us of the "root causes of the conflict", and behind this vague wording one can discern Moscow's ultimatum before the war demanding that NATO return to its country in 1997, abandon expansion to the East and recognize Russian influence in the sphere. This is no longer acceptable to the Europeans, Bloomberg sources say.

The Europeans have indicated their unwillingness to make concessions before the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi This material (information) is produced and distributed by the foreign agent of the Bell or concerns the activities of the foreign agent of the Bell. 18+ Europe will not discuss the continent's security architecture with Moscow while the Russian-Ukrainian war continues, sources told Bloomberg. This is how the Europeans outlined their positions before the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Abu Dhabi, which should take place with the mediation of the USA next week. Thus, both the Kremlin and the European Union have declared their unwillingness to compromise - although without the former, hostilities will not cease, and without the latter, Moscow will not receive what the Americans are promising it. In the United States, they are trying to build a "grand deal" that will permanently resolve the situation on the entire continent - Donald Trump has continued to talk about this since his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, and special envoy Jared Kushner confirmed this position on Friday. But the old stumbling blocks to a peace agreement remain in place. First, Putin continues not only to demand the transfer of the unconquered part of Donbass (which Kiev was unwilling to agree to), but also believes that this is only a condition for opening a substantive conversation about peace, and for security promises to Ukraine he is going to receive additional territories, sources told the FT. He hopes that the winter bombing of Ukrainian infrastructure will make opponents more comfortable. Secondly, Putin continues to remind us of the "root causes of the conflict", and behind this vague wording one can discern Moscow's ultimatum before the war demanding that NATO return to its country in 1997, abandon expansion to the East and recognize Russian influence in the sphere. This is no longer acceptable to the Europeans, Bloomberg sources say.