USA fears negative Ukraine negotiations without Europe
USA fears negative Ukraine negotiations without Europe
This week is being discussed in Riad about the future of Ukraine, between Americans and Russians, while European and Ukrainian representatives, at the time of writing, are not at the table. The central question for European heads of state and government is: What can you do in this situation?
concern among European executives
call to European rights
A remarkable and controversial moment was the speech by US Vice President JD Vance in Munich. He called on European right -wing extremists by accusing democratically elected European leaders of revealing their ideals. Vance warned his listeners to fear more about Moscow or Beijing than from their own leadership. It was a speech that questioned NATO's moral foundations instead of only addressing the budget questions that President Donald Trump had so far criticized.
a worrying course change
The words of the vice president, as surprisingly they were, were not the only statements that made European alarm bells ring. Keith Kellogg, the US specialist for Ukraine, tried to calm the conference in Munich with hard words about his plan to negotiate the concessions of President Vladimir Putin. He emphasized that the United States would act hard towards Moscow and demand area claims and security guarantees for Europe. However, his comments only came days after the statements by Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, who informed NATO partners in Brussels that he could not see how the Ukraine could join the alliance.
The fears of Europeans
The Europeans not only fear that the Americans are negotiating without them, but also that this happens in a disadvantage. While an invitation to Ukrainian managers on the conversations in Saudi Arabia may be planned, the current reality is that American and Russian negotiators come together in order not only to talk about the future of the 6 million Ukrainians living under Russian occupation, but also about the European security architecture, which affects the people in Kyiv, Paris and all cities in between.
The geopolitical challenges
Similar to their American allies, the Europeans have decimated their own armaments and financial reserves in the name of a struggle for freedom and democracy in the past three years. This reality is now apparently ignored in favor of political expenses and the search for peace. The European heads of state and government hope to find paths to offer security guarantees for Kiev, but there is afraid that the longing for peace on the eastern flank could split them again.dealing with the European rights
In this tense situation, the European leaders are trying to not appear unsettled. The French Foreign Minister explained in a radio show that such meetings were commonplace. President Macron described the talks as the "informal meeting" for those interested in peace and security in Europe. The list of participants includes not only the President of the EU Council and the Commission, but also the NATO general secretary as well as the leaders of Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and Denmark.
a crucial moment for Europe
The preparations for the upcoming meeting in Paris underline that the heads of state and government are facing a decisive challenge: it is not just about how to help Ukraine, but above all about how to keep Europe itself. After all, the American leaders who surround Trump seem to be less interested in serving European interests, which makes the conversations in Paris all the more meaningful.