The US has asked Russia to submit a new proposal for a future security agreement with Europe that includes Russian steps to ease tension with the continent, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, Axios reports.

According to them, this matter was one of the key topics of the talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. At the meeting, the Russian delegation argued that the full-scale war in Ukraine began because former US President Joe Biden did not respond to a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which the latter had outlined his security concerns.

In response, incumbent US President Donald Trump's special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have asked the Russian side to prepare a new draft agreement that would take into account Moscow's concerns and demands in this regard.

The document should also specify what proportionate measures Russia is ready to take to ease tensions with European countries. Witkoff and Kushner have added that European representatives should also participate in the talks so as to discuss such matters more seriously.

Trump’s envoys are expected to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday. According to Axios’ sources, they intend to raise the matter of a new Russia-Europe security agreement again.

One of the Axios interlocutors, however, said that its implementation will be possible only after the war in Ukraine ends. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not agree to the deal until he knows what the future holds for security guarantees. Putin wants to know that, too. That’s why the security issue is so important, the source explained.