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A Russian diplomat suggested that Moscow might form non-aggression pacts with NATO countries as part of a new European security framework during peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Vladimir Medinsky, Russia’s chief negotiator, mentioned this idea but did not elaborate on the specifics. Alexey Drobinin, another senior diplomat, outlined three options for ensuring mutual defense and non-aggression at a Moscow conference: collective defensive alliances, political agreements against helping adversaries, and bilateral mutual non-aggression pacts with individual NATO members, which could include additional security guarantees from Russia.
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Russian and Ukrainian officials, mediated by the United States, concluded a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi on November 11, agreeing to a large-scale prisoner exchange but failing to make significant progress toward ending their nearly five-year-long war. The talks involved Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Ukrainian officials expressed "restrained optimism" about the possibility of future meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin. European nations, including France, also participated in the discussions to address security guarantees for Ukraine and post-war reconstruction. However, despite initial hopes for a breakthrough, the primary outcome was an agreement on prisoner exchanges rather than substantive steps toward peace.

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Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's chief negotiator at those Ukraine peace talks - which resumed this week for the first time since February - said on Wednesday that the idea of a new security framework for Europe had been the central theme of two days of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, but did not provide details of what had been discussed. Alexey Drobinin, a senior diplomat at Russia's Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday outlined a series of detailed proposals on the idea to a security conference in Moscow. The first option he set out was that of a collective defensive alliance or of bilateral mutual assistance agreements like those Russia has with Belarus and North Korea.
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Russian diplomat says Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states MOSCOW, Nov 11 - uncertain
Moscow → say → states
A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states as part of a new security architecture for Europe being discussed as part of the Ukraine peace process. uncertain
Moscow → say → process
Vladimir Medinsky, Russia's chief negotiator at those Ukraine peace talks - which resumed this week for the first time since February - said on Wednesday that the idea of a new security framework for Europe had been the central theme of two days of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, but did not provide details of what had been discussed. Alexey Drobinin, a senior diplomat at Russia's Foreign Ministry, on Wednesday outlined a series of detailed proposals on the idea to a security conference in Moscow. The first option he set out was that of a collective defensive alliance or of bilateral mutual assistance agreements like those Russia has with Belarus and North Korea. asserted
Russia → resume → Belarus
The second possibility he cited included political agreements not to help each other's adversaries in the event of aggression, like the pact Moscow has with Iran. asserted
Moscow → cite → Iran
And the third option he presented were bilateral mutual non-aggression pacts. asserted
he → present → ?
"For example, agreements of this kind could be reached, among other things, with individual NATO member states, which would then receive, for instance, additional individual security guarantees from the Russian Federation," Drobinin told the conference, according to video of his speech posted online. uncertain
Drobinin → reach → speech
Some European politicians oppose any discussion of Europe's overall security architecture, saying progress on Ukraine - including a ceasefire - must be agreed first, although US officials have made clear they are open to such discussion. asserted
are → oppose → discussion
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