Russia’s reported peace plan demands Ukraine cede Donbas and occupied lands, Finland exit NATO

A reported Russian peace proposal demands Ukraine cede the entire Donbas and occupied territories, require Finland to leave NATO, and demilitarize Odesa and Mykolaiv ports. The plan was presented to European representatives in Abu Dhabi. The proposal also includes Ukraine adopting a non-aligned status, renouncing NATO membership, and securing freedom of navigation in the Black and Baltic Seas. Russia additionally demands NATO remove bases from the Baltic states and proposes restructuring Moldova into a federation with independence referendum rights for Transnistria and Gagauzia. In exchange, Moscow offers to withdraw nuclear weapons from Belarus and troops from Transnistria. Bild notes this is one of several competing proposals from unofficial mediator groups, and it is unclear if President Vladimir Putin has endorsed this specific plan.