Updated at 21:02.
According to a special American envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, European representatives will not be part of the planned peace talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine.
He said at one of the forums at the Munich Security Conference that he was a realist and although he is not against the participation of European politicians in negotiations, he does not consider it necessary to include in the negotiations “who are part of the problem”.
“Think of Minsk 2 – there were a lot of European leaders and failed completely,” said the American retired general, noticing.
We recall that the Minský Protocol was developed by a trilateral contact group for Ukraine, which consisted of representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE. The mediators in the process of the negotiations were the leaders of France and Germany.
“I would say to my European friends: Join the discussion. But not by complaining that maybe, yes or not you will be at the table, but by come up with specific designs, ideas and increasing spending (for defense), ”Kellogga quotes the British daily.
The envoy of Trump’s administration, which will visit Ukraine in the coming days, also said that the United States never claimed that Ukrainians should be excluded from the peace discussion. He also said from his mouth that Russia’s war against Ukraine could end this year.
European leaders head to Paris
“Europe urgently needs its own action plan for Ukraine and our security, otherwise other global players will decide on our future. Not necessarily in accordance with our own interests, ”wrote Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Poles have already announced that French President Emmanuel Macron to Paris’s meetings of European countries’ leaders to discuss the plans of the US President.
According to Politico, it is not clear which countries of the European Union will attend the summit and whether the British Prime Minister has been invited.
The daily on Saturday brought information that the US Department of Foreign Affairs had asked European countries to provide information on military equipment, peaceful units and security measures that could provide Ukraine under security guarantees.
Washington is likely to find out what European willingness is to defend Ukraine after a peaceful settlement.
Greeny’s spoken about the European Army
The fact that Europe is likely to be excluded from peace negotiations was also indicated by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Greenable during its speech during its speech.
He also called on Europe to strengthen or. According to Zelensky, it should not replace NATO, but rather settle the contribution of European countries in relation to the United States.
Americans currently have about a hundred thousand soldiers in Europe. However, the new American administration openly says that the situation may change. “Now is the time to invest because you cannot assume that the American presence (in Europe) will last forever,” During the visit of Warsaw, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
Greeding to Europeans reminded that real combat experiences in Europe currently have only the Ukrainian armed forces.
“Without Ukraine, the European Army cannot stop the Russian Federation. But the connected army can. Weapons, sanctions, political pressure, unity – that’s what you can provide, ”added Greenable.
