Zelenskyy: Putin likely to raise Finland and Sweden in talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he believes Vladimir Putin will raise Finland and Sweden in upcoming negotiations, as Russia aims to reduce NATO's presence in Europe and redraw the continent's security map. He also expects Putin to address Hungary and US troops in the Baltic states. Zelenskyy spoke to media on Friday under an embargo lifting Saturday. He said the US has informed him Putin accepts European representatives in the next negotiation round, and European leaders must decide who speaks for them. US mediators have proposed Ukraine cede occupied territories in exchange for NATO membership without Russian objection. A document from tripartite talks in Abu Dhabi shows Russian demands nearly identical to Putin's pre-invasion list from December 2021, including territorial concessions and NATO rollback in Eastern Europe. Unconfirmed reports claim Russia demands Finland leave NATO, which Helsinki has rejected as non-negotiable.