Trump’s conditions are reasonable. Do not change them. Change Putin. – Vladimir Putin cannot survive another year like 2024 https://t.co/rImutcEgNS Putin is playing hardball, rejecting a reported proposal by the US president-elect, which involved a 20-year delay to Ukraine’s Nato membership, Western security guarantees and a European-manned buffer zone. His stance may soften depending on how he sees the future of the Russian economy and how concerned he is over an unpredictable Donald Trump in the White House.