Europeans support Zelensky after Trump's attacks
Europeans support Zelensky after Trump's attacks
Top US authorities exert pressure on Volodymyr Selenskyj and let through that he should possibly give up the power after his Disaströsen meeting has failed in the Oval Office . In the meantime, the European countries hug the Ukrainian president more closer than ever.
split in the west
The contrast illustrates the most serious split within the western alliance since the fall of the Berlin Wall and increases the feeling that the "free world" is on the verge of fragility, already at the beginning of President Donald Trumps New term.
The role of Europe
However, the sight of Europe, which is immersed in the patt that left the first attempt to end the war in Ukraine, and also represent hope that the debacle of Selenskyj's visit can result. If the continent, like promised US president can hand over.
The consequences of Selenskyj's visit
The episodes of Selenskyj's catastrophic visit to Washington grow. Trumps National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, said CNNS dana bash Union ”on Sunday that the government now doubts whether Selenskyj really wants to end the conflict.
"We need a guide who can handle us ultimately also with the Russians and this war," said Waltz. "If it becomes apparent that President Selenskyj's personal or political motivations deviate from the desire to end the fights in his country, we have a serious problem."
European support for Selenskyj
At the same time, the British Prime Minister Keir Strandmer organized a meeting of western leaders in London on Sunday, in which Selenskyj was received as a guest of honor. In a strongly symbolic step, King Charles III granted. Selenskyj a one-hour audience, just a few days after er Trump to another state visit. Strander promised a “coalition of the willing” to arm and defend Ukraine and again warned that a permanent peace requires US security guarantees that Trump has not yet offered.proposal of a ceasefire
France and Great Britain also proposed a one -month limited ceasefire in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said the Le Figaro newspaper on Sunday. Selenskyj said that he was aware of the proposal, but left open whether he agreed.
a change in western diplomacy
The aggressive leadership initiative of Europe came, as Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, said that the allies of Ukraine would have to transform the country into a "steel-hedgehog" that is indiscrimin belly for potential industries.
Effects of the meeting in the Oval Office
The extraordinary scene on Friday, as Trump and Selenskyj. And then referred him out of the White House, is seen as an unforgettable moment in the history of modern US foreign policy.
The humiliation of the leadership of a democratic country under an illegal attack by a Russian tyrant who killed thousands of civilians caused a shock wave in Washington and around the world. Trump's critics accuse him of sitting on the attacker's side and violating the basic values of US foreign policy since World War II.
political tensions in the USA
For Trump's supporters and essential followers, however, the rubs down for Selenskyj was a success. They argue that this projects strength and embodies the "America First" policy that has changed the global role of the nation. Violent comments and explanations that the West is over may have had a cathartic effect on everyone involved, but hardly serve the peace or the interests of the main actors - apart from Putin, who has to be happy about the division of the West, which has long been its main chief policy goal.
statements about Selenskyj's future
House speaker Mike Johnson reinforced Waltz 'warnings about the Ukrainian guide. "Either he has to come to mind and gratefully return to the negotiating table, or someone else has to lead the country to do this," said the Republican from Louisiana in the NBC show "Meet the Press".
After the collapse in the Oval Office On Friday, the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who supported Selenskyj, chose his loyalty to Trump and said: "I don't know if we can ever do business with Selenskyj."
an enlarged gap within the alliance
The discrediting of Selenskyj in Washington and his hug in London revealed a alienation between the USA and its European allies, which was not only due to the Ukraine, but also due to the warning of the Trump government that the continent must now take over the main responsibility for its conventional defense.
The best scenario for the current European initiative is that it proves the United States that Great Britain and its European Union friends are seriously interested in meeting Trump's demands for monitoring a possible peace agreement and that the simultaneous promise to increase the defense budget despite the skepticism of the President.
Europe could bet that Trump needs her help to forge a peace agreement that he can complain about as a huge victory. While the President's efforts to create peace, previously unpredictable and in favor of Putin's positions, his friendship with the Kremlin boss means that he may be the only western guide who can move him to the negotiating table.
European countries received some encouragement for an even role in the United States on Sunday when Waltz in "State of the Union" said that an agreement "will require Russian concessions to security guarantees." Nevertheless, Trump has not yet agreed to the demands of the Strander and Macron for a US reservation for a British-French peace force.
The British Prime Minister tried to trove tensions with the Trump team and said on Sunday: "I do not accept that the United States is an unreliable ally."
Nevertheless, two high -ranking members of Trump's environment tried to undermine the European initiative. Tulsi Gabard, the director of the national secret services, explained that the European countries that Selenskyj supported from the White House after his release were "not committed to the matter and values of freedom" and did not believe in peace. Her remarks at "Fox News Sunday" will trigger the alarm in Europe, as they are reminiscent of the stories of Moscow and because of their role as the top American spy.
and Elon Musk, who is a allied from extreme rake London summit and wrote: "The EU leaders and Selenskyj enjoy chic dinner while men die in rifle trenches. How many parents will never see their son again? How many children will never see their father again?"
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