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- Russia’s demands similar to earlier terms presented to US, say sources
- Demands include no NATO membership for Kyiv, no foreign troops in Ukraine
- Unclear if Putin will engage seriously in peace talks
- Biden administration discussed demands prior to Ukraine invasion
There were no western troops in Ukraine when Putin attacked and also no plans to put some there.
Without any authority, I would say that from a Russian perspective, they weren’t there ‘yet’. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to be the staging ground for an invasion.
I am sure I am not telling you something entirely new. There have been enough wars in recent times that it is not entirely unjustified for a country with many resources to assume that it is a target.
The problem in seeing the Russian perspective is that it feels a bit dirty to realize that we can reasonably be perceived as a threat.