The US President’s administration has not pre -warned its EU allies to Donald Trump’s intention to have a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The results of the negotiations between the two leaders were adopted by many in the European capitals as “betrayal” and they began to fear that the United States would make discounts to Russia, an informed source told Bloomberg.
A European diplomat told EURACRTIV that the change in US policy was a “preventive show” to Ukraine, while several others said they were “unpleasantly surprised”.
As soon as the news of Trump’s conversation with Putin appeared, Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the EU They came out with a joint statement stressed: “Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations.” “We look forward to discussing the next steps with our American allies. Our common goals should be to put Ukraine in a position of force”the ministers noted.
The head of the European Diplomacy Kaya Callas Separately stated that “Europe must play a central role in all negotiations.” “The independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine are unconditional. Our priority should now be the strengthening of Ukraine and providing reliable guarantees of security”noted Kalas.
At the same time, according to Financial Times sources, the EU has begun to fear that Trump will require Europe to pay for the restoration of Ukraine and deploy peacekeeping forces to monitor the peace agreement. “Americans do not see Europe’s role in resolving important geopolitical issues related to war. This will be a real test of unity. Trump views us as money. [на преговорите] In exchange for this money ”said one of the sources of the newspaper. According to him, the EU will not be content with the variant in which the United States says: “We agreed to end the fire and the rest is up to you”.
German Foreign Minister Analen Berbok He said today that Ukraine and Europe should participate in peace negotiations for Ukraine. “We can’t have conversations without Ukraine’s involvement. The bet is peace in Europe, that’s why we Europeans have to participate”Berbok noted in an interview with Radio Doychelandfunk.
“This is how the Trump government works. Therefore, constant mutual communication with the actors is needed. This is also different from before. This is not the way others make foreign policy, but reality is now”Berbok said.
Ukraine, Europe and the US have to work together to achieve peace in Ukraine, said Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk, quoted by Reuters. “All we need is peace. A fair peace,” Tusk wrote in a publication on the social platform “Ex”. “Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work on the subject together. Together”the Polish prime minister added.
The first official telephone conversation between Putin and Trump after the return of the Republican to the White House was held yesterday. According to the US president, it was a “long and very fruitful” dialogue, during which he discussed with Russian president, “Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Dollar Power and various other topics.” “We also agreed that our teams would immediately start negotiations [за прекратяване на войната в Украйна]”Said Trump.
Later, during a conversation with journalists, he noted that Putin had opposed a temporary termination of the fire with Kiev. “He wants peace now. He doesn’t want to do it and then the battles will start again six months later,” the White House chief said. Trump also had a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and assured that the Ukrainian leader “just like Putin wants to make peace.”
Russia rejoices
Russian officials and state media today adopted a triumphant tone after US President Donald Trump gave up three -year policy followed by his country and announced that he was likely to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to negotiate an agreement to reach peace in Ukraine.
The change of Trump’s tactics seems to have identified Putin as the only player who has relevant to the fighting, and it seems that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski will stay away, as well as European governments, from possible negotiations on peace. The Ukrainian leader recently described this perspective as “very dangerous,” the agency writes.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Putin was isolated from the West, and in 2023 the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant to the Russian leader for war crimes.
“Victory for Putin’s worldview”
According to the British newspaper Telegraph, the conversation is a great victory for Putin’s worldview. The Russian president has always believed that truly sovereign can only be those countries that decide the fate of others. That’s why he always wanted to talk to Washington, not Kiev, about the fate of Ukraine and everything else would be humiliationsaid “Telegraph”.
The rapid start of negotiations with Russia and the open -ended Ukraine to retreate territory will cause anxiety in Kiev and its European allies because of the fact that Trump’s government will have minimal resistance to Putin’s demands to make a deal as quickly as possiblewrites the British Guardian.
The US Wall Street Journal is noteworthy that China will also want his position to be taken into account in the event of negotiations to end the war in UkraineS The newspaper notes that at various times, high -ranking staff in Berlin and Paris said that China could be a key part of a lasting peace plan due to the influence it has on Moscow. According to the newspaper, it is for this reason that Europe would not completely reject Chinese participation in a peace agreement.
Wall Street Journal cites its sources that part of China’s proposal to support a peaceful agreement between Russia and Ukraine involves Beijing to act as a “guarantor” and send peacekeeping troops to the region.
The newspaper adds that in Europe, fears of a potential deal between the US and Russia have increased, which neglects Kiev’s demands. Any China -led three -sided summit with Putin and Trump are likely to strengthen these concerns, with many European employees believeing that Trump can displace European interests aside to make a big deal with Beijing, the newspaper writes.
According to the New York Times For Putin, the conversation is an important point that marks the collapse of the West’s efforts to isolate Moscow by diplomatic road.
According to the Washington Post newspaper Trump has offered great discounts to Putin before the negotiations have started officially. Putin has long been striving to block Ukraine’s path to NATO, and even Trump has no intention of allowing Kiev in the Alliance, he could maintain this opportunity as a cointhe publication thinks.
Now that President Donald Trump has begun negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, the big question is whether he will sell the Ukrainians to achieve peacethe newspaper writes. He adds that the kind tone of American and Russian statements has made some of Ukraine’s supporters worry that Trump and Putin may be ready to make a deal without the participation of Kiev and with discounts that reward Russian aggression and make Ukraine vulnerable to future attacks. According to the Washington Post Trump is right that “no more lives should be lost” in this terrible war, but as president he will be appreciated by whether he will reach a fair peace agreement that does not benefit the aggressor.
The German magazine “Spiegel” explains that the Kiev government’s nightmare is that Trump may have closer conversations with Moscow than with Kyiv. The way Trump presents conversations with Putin sounds as if he sees himself in the role of an uninterested mediator, not the most important supporter of Ukraine in her fight against Putin’s aggressionthe newspaper writes.
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