Media: Europe will focus on long -term defense of Ukraine in case of Trump’s refusal

Office of the President of Ukraine

British and French officials who prepared plans for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine discussed their actions in case of refusal of US President Donald Trump to provide military support to Kiev.

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Details: According to the newspaper, the Europeans have achieved the agreement to shift the emphasis on the placement of European troops to ensure Ukraine’s long -term defense against Russian invasion without US support.

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Literally: « The real challenge was the anxiety that the US President could really fulfill his promise to move away from the mediator, because he failed to put Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table. »

One of the European diplomats said that the focus was on how to maintain the necessary support to Ukraine, based on the assumption that the United States would provide only limited resources, such as intelligence.

The consent of the need to increase economic pressure on Russia was also reached.

European leaders also agreed to invite President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to the NATO summit, which will take place next month in the Hague. His participation earlier was questioned by Trump’s decisive opposition to Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance.

Prehistory:

• US Special Support Kit Kelloggus reported that in the next round of peaceful negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on June 2 Security advisers from the United States, France, Germany and the United Kingdom are expected to participate in Istanbul.
• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Taiip Erdogan in the evening of May 30 They had a conversationthat concerned the potential round of negotiations between Kiev and Moscow in Istanbul on June 2.