Expert supervisors are calling it the end of an era: by all appearances, the US, leased under the administration of President Donald Trump, has returned its back in Ukraine. – And possibly the rest of Europe.
A phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on terms to end the war in Ukraine, sidelined the European partners last week, and recently isolated the partner at the Munich Security Conference, on Wednesday, Trump on Wednesday, Trump Removed his Ukrainian counterpart from a social media post. Zelancesi as a “dictator” to postpone the election and blame his country for the war of Russia’s aggression.
Kiev’s colleagues were in a hurry to indicate that the ongoing Russian invasion held nationwide voting, determined for April 2024, impractical, while Zelanski Himfel said that Trump had absorbed Russian disintems.
But spat is more than harsh words. Three years in full -scale invasion, Trump is pushing to end Zelansky On the word that Kiev had long dismissed as unacceptable. While a few of Trump’s agreements are known with Putin, it appears that Ukraine will be expected to accept the current occupation of Russia, and will remain outside the NATO Military Alliance.
The US President demanded significant raw materials worth Arab value to Ukraine in return for Washington’s continuous military and financial assistance.
On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine were in Kiev for Keith Kelog, a day later the US and Russian officials met in Riyadh to discuss how to end the war. , Without Ukraine, and without European partners.
European Union forced to consider the worst situation
Now, the European Union (EU) has been awake to its worst dreams, as the US has reduced military security that has reduced the security of the European continent for decades.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X, “A forced capitulation of Ukraine will mean a capitulation of the entire community of the West.
Is cut off from talks , Directly or indirectly , Their safety affects, European officials are asking them what they would do if an ambold Putin had to attack another European state after claiming victory in Ukraine. , Especially NATO Member State.
Countries related to military alliance are obliged to protect each other in case of an attack, which means in the worst position, Europe can entangle in a war between Russia and NATO allies.
‘He really promised’
European authorities have long feared that a second term for Trump in the White House will tension European security.
On Nick Witney, an expert on foreign relations, the European Council said, “While Trump can be irregular and chaotic how he is rolling his agenda, he is doing a lot at the strategic level, what he promised,” wrote On Thursday.
The expert said, “His approach to war in Ukraine is so cruelly detailed in recent times, fully consistent with his previous behaviors and declarations,” the expert said.
And when it comes to American disintegration, Benjamin Tallis of the Democratic Strategy Institute told DW on Thursday that the writing was already on the wall. “We have been seizing the end of the old world system for a long time,” Heer said.
“Hope this is the moment when Europe achieves its work together in the end, because it is clear that there is not much strategic in the US,” he said, as Trump’s irregular outbreak in recent times Is described.
“Despite the endless thing of wake-up call, we have not seen most of our [European] The leaders are serious about doing something about it, “he said.”
“There is a mission in Europe. To be strong, and get strong rapidly.”
Does the European Union want to go into peace force?
Along with long-term discussion about increased defense spending and greater “strategic autonomy”, Europe’s phrase uses to describe its dependence on America, a short-term idea is whether in Ukraine Europe on the ground is to protect a possible peace agreement. , Or the deitter attack another Russia attack in the future.
The US clarified that it would not be ready to do so, and the discussion of forming an “interested coalition” between European countries is increasing.
British media reported on Thursday that the UK and France are making leading efforts to make European “Restrest Force” of less than 30,000 soldiers.
But major countries like Germany, which are going to elections on Sunday, are non-castes. Even Poland is hesitant to do soldiers for Ukraine, one of the closest colleagues of Kiev.
German elections can slow down European Union decisions
Germany captured with its politics in a significant moment, stepping into the UK.
A diplomat of the European Union told DW on the condition of anonymity that an understanding was that the European Union was gounded and saw who could be the new negotiator in Germany after Sunday’s elections. Currently, Center-Left German Chanman Chainman Olaf Sholaz is the most likely to be re-presented by the stereotype Christian Democrat Frederick Merz.
It is still not clear which parties can end in a German governing coalition. Its makeup may have far -reaching implications for Germany’s stance on Ukraine policy, divided with major parties how it should be shaped.
Earlier this week, the European Union’s foreign affairs head Kaza Kalas warned that the talk about the force of a peace was prematurely.
“If we are talking about peace soldiers, that we are walking in the Russian trap, because they do not want,” he told the European news website Eurachav on Tuesday. “First, we have to pressurize [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants to move towards peace.
Rose Birchard and Anchal Vohra contradicts for this story.
Edited by: Maran Sas