Putin plans dangerous negotiations: What does that mean for Europe?

Putin plans dangerous negotiations: What does that mean for Europe?

Vienna, Österreich - Negotiations on the end of the Ukraine War take up speed after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and high-ranking Russian representatives in Saudi Arabia want to come together. According to reports, no European or Ukrainian representatives should take part in the talks, which arouses concern about the possible exclusion of crucial interlocutors. In the course of the negotiations, both a ceasefire and a new negotiation of the European security regulations could be on the agenda. Russia's President Vladimir Putin is aiming for an exclusive sphere of influence in Europe and demands that American nuclear weapons to be deducted and destabilized NATO, as the military expert Gustav Gressel reported to ZDF.

In addition, a comprehensive exchange of all prisoners between Ukraine and Russia is required in the talks. Kiev has already supported an initiative by French President Emmanuel Macron for a partial ceasefire in relation to air strikes. The US delegation, which Rubio led, is accompanied by security advisor Mike Waltz and Messenem Steve Witkoff. The latter plans a visit to Moscow to meet Putin directly after he had previously brought the American teacher Marc Fogel back from a Russian prison. Witkoff's role is considered increasingly important with regard to a possible solution to the conflict, which has been going on for three years, so vienna.at

The current US strategy under Trump, which demands a quick and uncomplicated ceasefire, dies from a lack of European participation. Gressel analyzes that Putin has the opportunity to make the negotiations into bogus negotiations in order to gain time and become militarily stronger. This could prove to be catastrophic for Europe, since falling American support endangers European security. In view of these developments, Selenskyj calls for a European army to counter a possible aggression from Russia. He emphasized that there may be no decisions about Ukraine without Ukraine and without Europe and that the future of Ukraine is the focus of all international discussions, reported ZDF .