Russia May Seek NATO Rollback to 1997 in Ukraine Talks
The Kremlin may press for a rollback of NATO’s eastern defenses as part of renewed peace talks, according to diplomatic sources.
- On October 26, The Telegraph reported Russia plans to use upcoming peace talks to demand NATO roll back its military footprint to 1997 levels, potentially weakening Eastern Europe's defenses.
- Russia agreed last week to join technical three-way talks in Abu Dhabi next month after a lengthy pause in US-mediated negotiations; Ushakov called the meeting a "trial run."
- US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Petersburg last week to discuss the "wider context of post-war security arrangements in Europe" during potential negotiations.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said upcoming trilateral talks would not end the war but could focus on limited agreements, including ceasefires covering energy infrastructure and grain exports.
- Despite Moscow, European officials maintain their opposition to Russia's NATO demands; Putin previously ordered an escalation of sabotage operations, potentially setting the stage for hybrid attacks.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that NATO cannot negotiate with Russia on security guarantees until it is clear how and under what conditions the war against Ukraine will end. The head of state warned that Moscow's real goal by attacking Ukraine is to rearrange the European security architecture, RBK wrote.
NATO should not accept Russia's demands as long as it continues the war against Ukraine, as Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said to the journalists. NATO should bear in mind that Russia is still engaged in a war. According to the Head of State, the U.S. and the Russian Federation's agreement on diesel fuel has shown that there are different options for further action that are now difficult to predict. He also recalled that the Kremlin is n…
Russia could try to reduce NATO's military presence in Europe to the level of 1997, before the expansion of the Alliance to Central and Eastern European States, including Romania. According to the British publication The Telegraph, which cites diplomatic sources, Moscow intends to introduce this request in the next round of peace negotiations with Ukraine and the United States, in which European representatives would participate. Article Russia …
War in Ukraine: Moscow Will Require a Reduction in NATO's Military Presence in Europe in Peace Talks
Russia intends to use the next round of negotiations on Ukraine to demand NATO to reduce its military presence in Europe.
Is the Ukraine war coming to an end in a few weeks? Vladimir Putin could demand something that NATO is throwing back to the 1990s.
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