British, France and Germany leaders … a “diplomatic battalion” about Zelinski in Washington

European leaders arrived in Washington, the day before yesterday, and they are in a state of terror that US President Donald Trump will restore his alliance with Moscow, and that he would try to compel Ukrainian President Voludimir Zellinski on an unfair and risky settlement.

So, leaders, including the British Kiir Starmer, the French Emmanuel Macron, and the German Frederich Mertz, were quick to travel very quickly, and play as a “diplomatic battalion” about Zelinski, to protect him from what they feared would be a repetition of the burning confrontation in the Oval Office last February.

But this time it was different. Zelinski avoided Trump’s “inconvenience”, wore a suit, and in line with the compliments that the American president loves, also delivered a message from his wife Olina to Melania Trump, praising her for raising the issue of 20,000 kidnapped children in Ukraine, and all of this gave a new tone.

Conservation and diplomacy are not words that are usually attributed to Trump, but this time it was conservative and diplomat in front of the cameras at the press conference with the Ukrainian president, where the journalists have asked them in the hope of revealing the differences between them and raising the differences between them, especially whether Ukraine should be allowed to join NATO, but none of the two presidents did not pick up the taste. Indeed, Trump seemed to protect Zelinski.

When asked about the membership of the alliance and security guarantees of Ukraine, Trump responded to the question, stressing firmly that he has not decided anything yet, indicating that this is something that will be discussed with European leaders who were undoubtedly following the meeting with tension. The two nodded each other, while Zellinski was keen not to be drawn publicly for the alliance’s membership during the session with the journalists.

Security penetration

Why did Zelinski do that? Trump has just heard what many observers see as a fundamental change by offering a “great American security guarantee” to Ukraine publicly, as part of any peace agreement with Russia.

“There will be a lot of help in security, and there will be a lot of help, and it will be good,” Trump announced. He added that the United States will provide Ukraine “an excellent security guarantee.”

Trump insisted that European countries will be the “first defense line” in providing security guarantees to Ukraine, but this does not mean that they will be alone. He said: «European countries will bear a lot of burden. We will help it and make it (Ukraine) very safe. ”

The Europeans praised Trump’s public commitment to the United States joining Ukraine’s security arrangement, such as NATO as a “achievement”.

Of course, it is still very mysterious, as it seems unlikely that the United States will want to provide weapons for free or send forces, but the discussion is due again to security support, reconnaissance, intelligence, and large arms deals.

Whatever Trump is talking about now, it seems much more important than his previous mysterious suggestions that Russian President Vladimir Putin will simply adhere to the agreement, or not attack, because Americans may have metal interests in Ukraine.

Security guarantees

It is clear that this is the most serious orientation of talks about security guarantees raises some anxiety in the Kremlin, which is repeated old demands about the lack of a role for NATO forces.

Consequently, it is no wonder that Zelinski described his individual meeting with Trump as “the best” so far, upon his arrival in the Eastern Chamber of the White House to join the expected European leaders.

Most of the diplomatic efforts have been centered on both Ukrainians and Russians since Trump’s re -election of the presidency about avoiding his anger, and photographing each other as an obstacle to peace. Trump has not lost time to pursue the matter with Putin to indicate that the responsibility falls on him again for security guarantees.

An exceptional step

In an exceptional step, Trump boycotted his conversation with European leaders to speak with Putin for about 40 minutes. Finnish President Alexander Stepe later told CNN that the decision to make the call was “coordinated” with European leaders, where Trump “tested” the idea of a bilateral meeting between Zelinski and Putin with the Russian President.

According to the reports of the Russian official media, one of the Kremlin aides, Yuri Ushakov, stated that Putin thanked the American leader for the summit he gathered in Alaska, and expressed his support for the continuation of direct talks between Ukraine and Russia.

Trump is already continuing this by trying to push the process ahead with a bilateral meeting between Putin and Trump, followed by a triple meeting that includes the Ukrainian president. This may be done before the end of the month, but there are indications that Russia may set conditions.

For its part, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that it would not accept the deployment of a military force from NATO countries in Ukraine, saying that such a force will be “fraught with unpredictable consequences.” At least, the Russians do not seem to believe that Trump has excluded such an idea.

It is almost certain that the Kremlin was also upset with Trump’s hearing repeating the position of Zelinski that the starting point for any discussions on the land should be based on the current confrontation lines, not beyond. Moscow is seeking any settlement that guarantees it the “safety belt” that it failed to seize in the eastern “Donbas” region, which gives it a starting point to the rest of the country, but Trump did not address this.

“We also have to discuss the potential exchanges of land, taking into account the current seam line,” the US President said. This means the war zone, and its lines, which are now very clear, and even very sad, in fact, when looking at it, and negotiating situations. ” About «Politico»

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West unity

The European side knows that US President Donald Trump is volatile, and does not take anything seriously. Before his arrival, French President Emmanuel Macron indicated that he believed Russia is pushing only towards Ukraine’s full surrender.

A British official commented on the meeting, saying that “the road to peace is still long.” He added, “In short, it was a day when the unity of the West renewed, and the United States returned to its class.” Before meeting, no one would take it seriously.

. Most diplomatic efforts for both Ukrainians and Russians since Trump’s re -election of the presidency have focused on avoiding his anger, and photographing each other as an obstacle to peace.