Putin's Demands to US Envoys on European Security

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Thursday to discuss the future of European security, presenting Moscow's vision for a new security framework. Putin's adviser Yuri Ushakov said the current European security system is non-functional and called for negotiating a new, indivisible security architecture. He criticized European nations for actions suggesting they favor continuing the war rather than ending it. Ushakov described trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 as constructive and productive. Russia has previously proposed similar security ideas, including in 2021 when it demanded NATO roll back to pre-1997 positions, demands Western countries rejected.