US asks Russia to propose new security deal with Europe as Trump pushes for Ukraine peace talks: Report

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US envoys have asked Moscow to submit updated security demands alongside steps to ease military tensions and reassure Europe.

The United States has asked Russia to put forward a fresh proposal for a security agreement with Europe, including measures to ease military tensions and address European concerns, as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Axios reported on Wednesday, November 11.

Two sources familiar with the matter told Axios that US President Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, raised the proposal during talks involving Russian and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi this week. The US wants Moscow to outline its security demands while also suggesting reciprocal steps to reassure European countries that it does not intend to attack them.

The development comes as Washington attempts to negotiate a broader European security arrangement alongside a potential peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

According to Axios, Kushner and Witkoff are scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to reiterate the proposal. They also want Putin to agree to European representatives participating in the next round of Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations. The US envoys are then expected to travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The proposal for a new European security framework was a key focus of the Abu Dhabi discussions, which began on Tuesday with US, Russian and Ukrainian representatives.

The meetings marked the first time Russian and Ukrainian officials had held talks with US mediators present since February, when negotiations were suspended amid the war involving Iran, Axios reported.

During the discussions, Russian negotiators argued that Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine because then-US President Joe Biden had failed to respond to a 2021 letter outlining Moscow's security concerns.

In response, Kushner and Witkoff told Russian representatives that circumstances had changed significantly since 2021.

"We told the Russians, they have their desires and fears, but they have to…

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