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Putin’s Ukraine Peace Plan: The Prewar Ultimatum, With Interest
Newsweek ^ | November 13, 2026 | David Averre

Posted on 11/14/2026 6:18:31 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

On December 17, 2021, with tens of thousands of Russian troops massing on Ukraine’s borders, the Kremlin published two draft security agreements addressed to the United States and NATO.

The documents were effectively an ultimatum: halt NATO expansion, permanently exclude Ukraine from the alliance, and roll back Western military activity across Eastern Europe. The West refused the central demands, and just over two months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his army across Ukraine’s borders to settle by force what he had failed to dictate on paper.

Now, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led Moscow’s January 2022 negotiations with Washington, said Thursday that Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi had returned to the "ideas and approaches" of the original drafts during peace talks with Ukrainian and U.S. representatives.

Now, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who led Moscow’s January 2022 negotiations with Washington, said Thursday that Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi had returned to the "ideas and approaches" of the original drafts during peace talks with Ukrainian and U.S. representatives.

Moscow’s demands over NATO expansion and its own security, he insisted, were not going away. Except now the Kremlin wants nearly five years’ worth of interest.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: nonstarter; putinstoogery; randspam; russianbotfarm; russiansuicide; tds; vladtheimploder

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1 posted on 11/14/2026 6:18:31 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Fact is this war started in 2014, when the CIA, DOS and McCain gave the go ahead for Ukraine to start shelling Donetsk and other ethnic Russian provinces.

When the Russian Donbass called for a vote for their Independence from Ukraine, the hostilities multiplied...and here we are today. The Ukie war cheerleaders and Neo Cons learned a very good lesson.

Trump is fully aware.


2 posted on 11/14/2026 7:06:53 AM PST by delta7
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To: delta7

btt


3 posted on 11/14/2026 7:09:56 AM PST by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: MinorityRepublican

BBC is reporting that NATO membership for Ukraine is on the table in exchange for ceding territory. “This was the first time this had been raised,” Zelensky told reporters on Saturday.


4 posted on 11/14/2026 7:10:45 AM PST by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: MinorityRepublican

Counterproposal: Russia withdraws all forces from Ukraine, releases and returns all captives, moves its military east of the Urals, pays $2 trillion in gas and oil for Ukraine’s reconstruction, and agrees to Ukraine being an associate member of the EU, but Ukraine will never be a member of NATO.


5 posted on 11/14/2026 7:11:15 AM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: Chad_the_Impaler
BBC is reporting that NATO membership for Ukraine is on the table in exchange for ceding territory.

Putin will say no to that, obviously.

6 posted on 11/14/2026 7:14:21 AM PST by MinorityRepublican ( )
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To: Chewbarkah
but Ukraine will never be a member of NATO.

I'm not here to take sides but according to this agreement, Ukraine will wait ten years and then they'll join NATO.

Putin recognizes that is a possibility so he'll never go for it.

7 posted on 11/14/2026 7:16:30 AM PST by MinorityRepublican ( )
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To: delta7

Fact is delta7 is Russian troll.


8 posted on 11/14/2026 7:20:03 AM PST by exinnj
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