Terms.

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 “We did not see our three key demands adequately considered: stopping NATO’s expansion, refusing to use strike weapons systems near Russian borders, and returning the bloc’s military infrastructure in Europe to how it was in 1997.” - - Russian  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID).

From Russia with love it is not!

From DEBKAfile as of only today and as copied unashamedly so. Thanks to DEBKA.

"Moscow posts terms for Ukraine de-escalation"

 Feb 17, 2022.

"In its response to the US on security proposals for East Europe, the Russian foreign ministry on Thursday stipulated that for de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, 'it is fundamentally important' to implement an array of steps, including * the halt of arms supplies to Ukraine, * the recall of all Western advisers and instructors from there, * and NATO countries’ refusal to hold any joint exercises with the Armed Forces of Ukraine."

CARROT AND STICK? SHELL THE FRONT LINE ENTRENCHMENTS IN A RATHER HAPHAZARD MANNER ALL THE  WHILE OFFERING TERMS?

Within the military and diplomatic context:

"terms - - plural : provisions that determine the nature and scope of an agreement : CONDITIONS"

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