Russia Proposes NATO Exit for Finland in Peace Talks
Russian negotiators presented informal proposals in Abu Dhabi demanding Finland leave NATO and Ukraine cede occupied territories to end the war.
The Federal Government of Russia presented informal proposals to European representatives during talks in Abu Dhabi to end the war in Ukraine and establish a new European security order. The proposal demands that Finland leave NATO and prohibits the presence of NATO military bases in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Regarding Ukraine, Russia requires the retention of all currently occupied territories and the entire Donbas region, including areas still under Ukrainian control. The terms mandate that Ukraine remain permanently non-aligned and require the demilitarization of the ports of Odesa and Mykolaiv, though the proposal allows for potential European Union membership.
For Moldova, Russia envisions a federal republic consisting of core Moldovan territory, Transnistria, and Gagauzia. The proposal specifies that Transnistria and Gagauzia would be permitted to hold independence referendums if Moldova joins the EU. In exchange for these concessions, Russia offered to withdraw nuclear weapons and forgo stationing intermediate-range missiles in Belarus.
