Moscow’s terms: Russia publishes proposal for legally binding security guarantees, demanding NATO abandonment of activity in Ukraine and U.S. military withdraw from post-Soviet world

On Friday, Russia's Foreign Ministry published two documents asking for legally binding security guarantees: a bilateral treaty with the United States and a multilateral agreement with NATO members. The proposal follows weeks of escalating tensions between Moscow and the West, precipitated by a large build-up of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border. Western analysts say the military maneuvers signal Moscow's intentions to expand Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while the Kremlin says it is merely responding to Kyiv's new deployments in the Donbas. Original Article: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/12/17/moscow-s-terms