US envoy Jared Kushner speaks during the talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
\n\nThe United States has asked Russia to draw up a new proposal for a future security agreement with Europe, including steps Moscow would take to reduce tensions with the continent, according to a report by Axios.
\n\nThe request marks a potential shift in Washington's approach to Russia's long-standing demands for limits on Nato expansion and a reduced Western military presence in Eastern Europe. The US has previously rejected such demands, but now appears willing to consider aspects of a broader security arrangement as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
\n\nThe move has raised concerns among several European governments, which remain deeply sceptical of the Trump administration's approach.
\n\nUS President Donald Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, are due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. They are expected to ask him to submit a fresh proposal addressing Russia's security concerns while also outlining measures to reassure European countries.
\n\nThe US representatives also want Putin to agree to the participation of European officials in the next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, a US official told Axios. Kushner and Witkoff…
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