Remarkable claim regarding the Abu Dhabi talks: 'Russia wanted Finland to leave NATO'

According to the German newspaper Bild, the unofficial offer, which was prepared by Russian negotiators and presented to European representatives in Abu Dhabi, envisages ending the war in Ukraine as well as creating a new security order in Europe.

It was claimed in the news that Russia demanded Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to ban the establishment of NATO military bases, and that Finland demanded that it leave NATO membership and return to its previous status, and that Moscow also asked Ukraine to remain permanently neutral, stay outside military blocs and not join NATO.

In return, it is proposed to leave open the possibility of the country's membership in the European Union (EU).

DONBAS REQUEST

The proposal asks Russia to keep the currently occupied Ukrainian lands and take control of the entire Donbas region.

In this context, it is envisaged that Ukraine will give up the lands in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions that are currently under its control.

Russia's plan also includes demilitarizing Odessa and Mikolaiv, two of Ukraine's important ports on the Black Sea, and banning the use of these ports as naval bases.

It is also proposed to make separate regulations to ensure free maritime transportation in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea.

PROPOSAL FOR BELARUS TO BE FREE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

According to Bild, in response to these demands, the Russian side offers to withdraw the nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus and not to place medium-range missiles in this country. In addition, the withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria is among the mutual obligations of the plan. However, the condition for this is that Moldova does not join military blocs.

The newspaper reported that a similar step back regarding Russia's military capacity in the Kaliningrad region was not included in the proposal. The plan, which also includes regulations regarding the future of Moldova, envisages the establishment of a federal republic consisting of Moldova's main territory, the separatist Transnistria region and Gagauzia. If Moldova joins the EU, giving Transnistria and Gagauzia the right to hold an independence referendum is among the articles of the proposal.