Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s key European backers believe the peace process poses a \u2018great danger\u2019 to him, Der Spiegel has reported<\/p>\n
Vladimir Zelenskly’s key European backers “harbor profound distrust of” Washington\u2019s attempts to help end the Ukraine conflict, Der Spiegel reported on Thursday, citing a transcript of\u00a0a recent phone call that it has obtained.
\nOn Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a call with Ukraine\u2019s Vladimir Zelensky and several other European leaders, including Finnish President Alexander Stubb and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
\nThe call came just a day before US President Donald Trump\u2019s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, visited Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
\n\u201cThere is a possibility that the US will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity regarding security guarantees,\u201d Macron reportedly said during the call. The issue of territories remains one of the most sensitive in the negotiations. The original US-drafted peace plan reportedly required Ukraine to cede parts of Donbass it still controls among other things. The EU outright rejected this condition, insisting that Kiev should not give up any territories.<\/p>\n
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Macron also stated that continued peace talks could pose a \u201cgreat danger\u201d for Zelensky personally \u2013 an assessment shared by Merz, Stubb, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who also took part in the conversation, according to Der Spiegel. EU leaders were also desperate to secure a seat at the negotiating table, the German magazine reported. \u201cRight now we’re out,\u201d Stubb reportedly said during the call, \u201cbut we have to get in.\u201d
\nThey had reportedly hoped to arrange a meeting with Witkoff in Brussels on Wednesday, with Merz offering to speak to Trump about it, but the meeting never took place.
\nBrussels has shut itself out of the peace process by refusing contacts with Moscow, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday. Putin stated this week that the bloc was still living in an illusion about the possibility of Russia\u2019s defeat and had no \u201cpeaceful agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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