Reactions have sparked communication with their and agreement to start “immediately” negotiations aimed at ending it and planning meetings a few days before the three -year period from the start of the Russian invasion of.
Muddish with developments, the European allies are concerned about the content of a possible agreement, claiming a position on the negotiating table.
In this context, the head of Pentagon Pete Hegsez during a meeting with the European allies at NATO headquarters in Brussels stressed that “there is no betrayal”. “There is an assumption that the whole world and the United States are investing in peace, in peace through negotiations,” he said before the start of the NATO ministerial meeting.
But for German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, it is sad “that Donald Trump” made concessions “to Vladimir Putin for Ukraine” “, while German Chancellor Olaf Saltz told Politico that he was” refusing to refuse to refuse to ” ‘
“In my opinion it would be preferable to talk about the issue of NATO’s integration into NATO or possible ground losses on the negotiating table,” Boris Pistorius told reporters at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Ukraine’s return to pre -2014 borders is unrealistic
The US Secretary of Defense said yesterday that a NATO accession to NATO in the midst of negotiations on a peacekeeping deal between Moscow and Kiev “is not realistic”, as does Ukraine’s return to the pre -border pre -border, that is, with the summary of Crimea. Ukrainian territory.
Many European countries, however, insist on the need to do nothing without Ukraine and the presence of Europe at the negotiating table.
Ukraine must be closely involved in any peace negotiation and any agreement must be viable, “warned NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte.
“There can be no negotiation for Ukraine without Ukraine,” said UK Defense Minister John Chilli, repeating corresponding statements by Foreign Ministers’ colleagues in Paris yesterday.
“For us, it is quite natural for us, as European allies, to participate in the talks,” Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson said. “Last year we offered about 60% of Military Aid in Ukraine,” he recalled.
Like a bomb in NATO
The announcement on the “immediate” launch of peace negotiations on Ukraine between the US and Russia and the Pentagon leader’s speech with the wording of the demand by Europeans taking over their defense.
“It’s a great moment of truth” for NATO’s future, said France’s Minister of Defense Sebasten Lecorn.
“We say that this is the most important military alliance, the strongest in history. It is historically correct. The real question is: Will it apply in 10 or 15 years? “
For his part, the Kremlin said “impressed” by Trump’s position on the end of the war. He added that it is under way for a bilateral meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kremlin spokeswoman Dmitry Peskov said there is a political will in both the Russian and American side to find a settlement and to end the three years war.
Putin and Trump had a telephone conversation that lasted more than an hour yesterday, Wednesday, and Trump later said it was not practical for Ukraine to become a NATO member, which Kiev seeks as a guarantee of his future safety.
Answering a question about Trump’s comment that a meeting with Putin could be held in Saudi Arabia, Peskov said the details of the meeting have not yet been settled. He refused to comment on which of the two leaders had the phone call initiative.
Mutual exchange of invitations
Asked about Putin’s invitation to Trump to visit Moscow, Peskov said there was a mutual exchange of invitations, but the bilateral meeting is a different route.
“There is a political will that was emphasized during yesterday’s conversation to have a dialogue in search of a settlement,” Peskov said. “There is an agreement that a peaceful settlement after negotiations is possible.”
“The previous US government had the view that everything had to be done to continue the war. The present government, from what we perceive, follows the view that everything must be done to stop the war and to overpower peace, “he said.
“We are more impressed by the position of the current government and we are open to dialogue.” They will be represented in peace talks, he said it is premature to talk about their shape.
Underlining that “there are many issues on the agenda” of a Putin-Trump meeting, Peskov said that Moscow wants, beyond the Ukrainian, a “in-depth discussion” about “security on the European continent” as a whole and “concerns (Russia) associated with security. “
