# Vladimir Putin demands Britain abandon nuclear protection for Europe in Ukraine peace ultimatum

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vladimir-putin-demands-britain-abandon-nuclear-protection-for-europe-in-ukraine-peace-ultimatum/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:16:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:27:56+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/vladimir-putin-britain-abandon-nuclear-protection-ukraine-peace
- Topics: Europe, Geopolitics, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Russia reportedly wants Britain to end its nuclear protection for Europe.
- European leaders rejected Moscow’s demands on Nato and regional security.
- A separate US proposal links Ukraine’s Nato bid to Donbas territory.

## Summary

A leaked Russian policy document says Vladimir Putin wants Britain to end its nuclear protection for Europe as a condition for peace talks over Ukraine. Its demands also include Nato withdrawing from Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, Finland leaving the alliance, and Western countries stopping arms deliveries to Ukraine. European leaders rejected the proposals, saying security decisions belong to Europe and Nato’s members.

The document, dated 10 November, reportedly echoes demands Russia made shortly before its 2022 invasion. It would leave Russia in control of occupied Ukrainian territory, while possibly allowing Ukraine to join the EU if it stayed outside the bloc’s common defence arrangements. Separately, US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have proposed Ukraine joining Nato in exchange for surrendering the eastern Donbas regions; President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would consult Ukrainians if the proposal were confirmed. Russia controls about 80 per cent of Donetsk and Luhansk, including areas around Ukraine’s main eastern defensive line.

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