Russia will demand that Ukraine cut its ties with NATO and become “a neutral state with a limited military” during talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 15, citing its sources.
Trump has previously signaled that he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin “very quickly” following his inauguration, adding that the Kremlin is also seeking it. Trump has repeatedly reiterated that he plans to end the war in Ukraine swiftly, in part because he allegedly has good ties with Putin.
The Kremlin reportedly accepts that individual NATO member states can continue to send weapons to Ukraine as part of bilateral security agreements, but the weapons “should not be used against Russia or to recapture territory,” one of the sources told Bloomberg.
Moscow’s position is that it will de facto retain control over almost 20% of Ukraine’s territory, including the Crimean peninsula, annexed in…
