Putin issues new ultimatum to UK over nuclear weapons and Ukraine - The Telegraph

According to the journalists, this demand was included in a list of proposals prepared by Russian representatives for negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

The media outlet points out that the United Kingdom is the only European country that uses nuclear-armed submarines to provide collective defense for NATO.

Notably, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently stressed that Europe's security cannot be subject to agreements with Russia.

According to the media outlet, Moscow's list of demands also calls for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, Finland's exclusion from the Alliance, and a commitment not to deploy Western troops to Ukraine.

It is claimed that the Kremlin leader is willing to consider a ceasefire only if these conditions are met.

Furthermore, Moscow demands an end to Western supplies of weapons, military equipment, and other goods to Ukraine. Another Russian condition is that Ukraine abandon its prospects of joining NATO.

The Kremlin also seeks to retain control over occupied Ukrainian territories after the war ends. In return, Moscow is reportedly willing not to obstruct Ukraine's accession to the European Union, provided that Kyiv does not participate in the bloc's common defense policy.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Putin wants to redraw Europe's borders, with Finland and Sweden in his sights.

Meanwhile, Russian diplomat Alexey Drobinin stated the previous day that Moscow is open to concluding bilateral non-aggression pacts with individual NATO countries.