NATO faces the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine on Tuesday while waiting to know Trump’s plans
NATO Foreign Ministers meet this Tuesday in a meeting marked by the worsening of the situation in Ukraine in the face of the Russian military offensive and the uncertainty regarding the plans of the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, after raising the flag of that he will contact his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to end the conflict.
The last ministerial meeting of the year comes at a time when Trump’s return could accelerate negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine and cause Washington’s military assistance to kyiv to falter. That is why the allies will meet with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andri Sybiha, at an informal dinner to address the latest developments in the war with the Russian escalation and the participation of North Korean troops, an event in which the brand new High Representative will also participate. of the EU for Foreign Policy, Kaja Kallas.
At NATO headquarters they admit concern about the situation in Ukraine, where Russia has taken the initiative and is beginning to look closer to kyiv being able to sit down to negotiate a cessation of hostilities, every time the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, talks about 2025 as the year to achieve peace.
In any case, it remains to be seen how negotiations are launched on a fair basis for Ukraine, explain allied sources, who point out that NATO will reinforce its military support for Ukraine and must make it clear that the Kremlin cannot consolidate the occupied territories. nor legally incorporate them into the Russian Federation, while at the same time opening themselves up to some flexibility to find a peace formula.
