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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.
Poles: We need our own plan
“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.
However, the Elysee Palace on Saturday night informed that the informal European summit on Ukraine is still being discussed and nothing is agreed.
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 support 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.
Gremskyj recalled that only Ukrainian armed forces have real combat experience in Europe.
“Without Ukraine, the European Army cannot stop the Russian Federation. But the connected army can. Weapons, sanctions, political pressure, unity – this is what you can provide, ”added Greeding to European leaders.
On the way to Saudi Arabia
According to the web in the coming days, the High representatives of Trump’s administration will head to Saudi Arabia to start peaceful talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators. The website states that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Rubio and Trump’s special ambassador for the Middle East Stev Witkoff – American developer Witkoff has also been entrusted with communication with Russia – the National Security Adviser Mike Waltz will join.
The agency reported that the negotiating teams are to prepare land for a possible US and Russian Federation Summit, which could be held at the end of February.
V should be the main advisor to Vladimir Putin for foreign policy and former Russian ambassador to the US Juri Ušakov – who was also at the December meeting Putin with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico – or the head of Russian foreign intelligence Sergei Naryškin.
According to Bloomberg, a key role in unofficial negotiations with the Trumps could have a financier, head of the Russian Fund of direct investment Kirill Dmitriev. The agency recalls that Dmitriev has received an education at Stanford and Harvard and worked in leading consulting American companies.
