Moscow repeats 2021 ultimatum to West in new negotiations

On the 1,725th day of the war, Moscow presented a document to the West during negotiations in Abu Dhabi and Moscow, outlining demands that largely repeat its 2021 ultimatum to NATO, according to The New York Times. The unsigned document, dated November 10, demands halting all Western arms supplies to Ukraine, excluding France and Britain's nuclear weapons from protecting other European states, and allowing Ukraine into the EU only without participation in its defense policy. Russian negotiators signaled Putin "may show flexibility." The demands echo Moscow's 2021 stance against NATO expansion and a return to 1997 borders. Bild reported Russia also demanded Finland leave NATO, which the Kremlin denied. Russian officials cited Cold War-era arrangements as a model for European security.