Trump plans negotiations with Putin: Europeans threaten to stay outside!

Trump plans negotiations with Putin: Europeans threaten to stay outside!

Kiew, Ukraine - A explosive political is ahead: Donald Trump is apparently planning talks with Vladimir Putin about Ukraine, possibly without European participation. The former US diplomat Max Bergmann warns that this could have dangerous consequences. According to Bergmann, Russia will not make any serious concessions because the country believes that the war is gaining the war. Trump could even bring a link between the withdrawal of the US troops from Europe and the negotiations on Ukraine, such as OE24 .

A critical point is that Putin strives for a “comprehensive solution”, which includes claims from 2021, due to NATO troops to the 1997 status. This could have significant security policy consequences for Europe - a scenario that Bergmann assesses as extremely questionable because Putin could try to play the USA and Ukraine against each other. Ukraine would be put under pressure to recognize Russia's regional claims, while Moscow would hardly be willing to compromise.

European defense under pressure

At the same time, the Ukraine War brings the structural problems of European defense to light. Despite considerable arms effort that European countries have undertaken to support Ukraine, the coordination of defense remains poor. The weapons in many European countries alone are worryingly low. Many states, including Germany and Spain, fight with operational bottlenecks and have felt this problem painfully, as Foreign Affairs .

The dependence on the USA remains constant, and while the Europeans are trying to get more on their own feet, it becomes clear that the European defense industry does not have the necessary capacity to meet their own needs. The fragmentation of European defense policy makes uniform procurement of weapon systems extremely difficult, which leads to another dilemma. If the pressure on Europe continues to increase, this could significantly change the geopolitical landscape in the coming years.