Moscow targets Finland this time: It must leave NATO!

Finland should withdraw from NATO, while Donbas should be handed over to Moscow.

According to TodayPress TV citing Germany’s Bild, Russia put forward informal proposals on establishing a new security order in Europe during negotiations held in Abu Dhabi.

According to the publication, Moscow’s proposals envisage that Ukraine’s occupied territories remain under Russian control, that Donbas be handed over entirely to Moscow, and that Ukraine permanently abandon its bid for NATO membership. At the same time, Ukraine’s prospects of joining the European Union would remain open.

Bild reports that the document also contains broader geopolitical demands. These include Finland withdrawing from NATO and returning to its pre-membership status, as well as a ban on the deployment of NATO military bases in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Ensuring freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea, and demilitarising the ports of Odesa and Mykolaiv, are also among the proposed measures.

Moscow’s proposals concerning Moldova have also drawn attention. According to the publication, Russia wants Moldova to become a federal republic that would include Transnistria and Gagauzia. If Moldova joins the European Union, independence referendums would also be held in those regions.

In return, Russia has proposed the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Belarus, a ban on deploying intermediate-range missiles there, and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria.

It should be noted that Bild has specifically stressed that these proposals are not an official document approved by Vladimir Putin. According to the report, several intermediary groups within Russia have put forward different proposals, and it remains unclear which version, if any, has the Kremlin’s backing.

It is worth recalling that talks involving representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine were held in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11. Although the sides reached an agreement in principle on a prisoner exchange, no final agreement was reached on the main contentious issues of the war.

Jala Rovshan