The document, dated November 10, was obtained by The New York Times from one of the participants in the talks; a second source confirmed its authenticity, the newspaper said.

Moscow again demands that the alliance renounce further expansion and any military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia. Under the document, NATO troops and bases must return to their 1997 configuration — before Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia joined the alliance.

The wording almost verbatim repeats the December 2021 ultimatum Moscow issued two months before its full-scale invasion, the NYT writes.

In a separate point, Moscow demands that France and Britain rule out the use of their nuclear weapons to defend other European countries. In 2021, Russia demanded that NATO abandon its nuclear-sharing mechanisms.

Kyiv is asked to halt supplies of all types of Western weapons and military equipment. The Kremlin is prepared to support Ukraine's accession to the EU provided Kyiv does not take part in the bloc's defense policy.

According to two NYT sources, the Russian representatives indicated that the document reflects Moscow's starting position and that Vladimir Putin may make concessions. Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner told the Russian side at the Abu Dhabi talks that much had changed since December 2021 and urged them to look forward, the newspaper reported.

Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi cited the Cold War-era structure of Europe and the Warsaw Pact as a model for a postwar order. According to people present at those statements, they argued that the division into American and Soviet spheres of influence reduced the risk of conflict.

The talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States took place on November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi; it was the first face-to-face meeting of the parties since February. European diplomats remained outside the main meetings. On November 12, Witkoff and Kushner met Putin in Moscow and then Vladimir Zelensky in Dublin.

On November 13, European leaders in Dublin agreed that Europe would be represented at technical talks by national security advisers from the EU, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Poland. A single representative at the political level has not yet been chosen.

The Russian document appeared nine days before a planned meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi Jinping. The tabloid New York Post reported that the summit would take place on November 19 on the sidelines of APEC in Shenzhen. A former Russian intelligence officer told the NYT that Putin hopes to stage a "new Yalta" — a meeting of great powers to divide spheres of influence.