PoliticsWar Putin will demand Ukraine abandon NATO membership in talks with Trump. Friday, January 17, 2025

Putin will insist on a radical discount in Kyiv’s army cooperation with NATO and an irreversible withdrawal from membership within the bloc in upcoming talks with US President-elect Donald Trump relating to Ukraine, As reported by Bloomberg, Putin is assured that he has a bonus on the battlefield and is subsequently decided to realize “the transformation of Ukraine right into a impartial state with restricted armed forces.” The Kremlin’s place is that NATO member states can proceed to individually provide weapons to Ukraine, however their weapons shouldn’t be used in opposition to Russia or in makes an attempt to regain misplaced territories. Putin may even demand that Russia retain management over 20% of the Ukrainian territory that the enemy has seized throughout the three years of struggle. Moscow can also be prepared for a territorial trade, as lots of of sq. kilometers within the Kursk area stay beneath Ukrainian army management.