رئيس ليتوانيا يرفض طلب روسيا سحب قوات حلف شمال الأطلسي من أوروبا الشرقية

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Russia's demand to withdraw NATO forces from Eastern Europe directly challenges the alliance's regional military presence and could reshape European security. Nauseda's position reflects resistance to replacing the NATO-centered system with a security architecture based on spheres of influence. The issue was expected to be addressed by European leaders and formed part of wider negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine and establishing a future European security agreement.

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Russia called for a review of Europe's security architecture during talks on ending the war in Ukraine and demanded that NATO troops leave Eastern European countries. Lithuania's president, Gitanas Nausėda, rejected the demand and said the existing NATO-based architecture should remain unchanged. He noted that Russia first made the withdrawal demand in late 2021 and expressed confidence that no European leader would accept it.

Nauseda also warned that Moscow might use negotiations to gain time, agree to secondary issues and avoid a ceasefire. He called for an immediate halt to hostilities as the main condition for peace talks and said the European security system should not include spheres of influence.

Russia's foreign ministry proposed a new architecture under which Russia would conclude non-aggression agreements with NATO member states. Meanwhile, the European delegation discussed the architecture and an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine during consultations in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November; Russia reportedly rejected the European ceasefire proposal.

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Ukrainian media coverage focused on Nausėda's rejection of Russia's demands in the context of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. It highlighted the possibility that Russia would use negotiations to delay a ceasefire and continue its aggression, as well as the European discussions about the security architecture and an immediate ceasefire. The coverage also emphasized the need for European leaders to decide how Europe should be represented in the peace negotiations.

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Russia considers the existing European security system insufficiently effective and calls for a new architecture, including non-aggression agreements with NATO member states. Nausėda argues that the NATO-centered system should remain unchanged and should not include spheres of influence.

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Russia first advanced its demand to withdraw NATO troops from Eastern European countries in late 2021. Its foreign ministry later proposed a new European security architecture involving non-aggression agreements with NATO states. European consultations in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November discussed the security architecture and an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. US media reported that the United States asked Russia to submit a new proposal for a future European security agreement involving steps to reduce tensions.