{"id":6172,"date":"2025-02-13T13:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:41:09","slug":"european-nato-fears-cost-of-trumps-ukraine-burden-shift-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=6172","title":{"rendered":"European NATO \u2018fears cost\u2019 of Trump\u2019s Ukraine burden shift \u2013 FT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bloc members can\u2019t realistically support Kiev without US help, an official has told the newspaper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officials in European NATO states are reluctant to shoulder Ukraine\u2019s security without US backing, The Financial Times reported on Thursday. This week, the US President Donald Trump administration signaled its desire for minimal involvement, once a possible truce is achieved.<\/p>\n

According to the FT, Washington\u2019s transatlantic allies \u201cfear they will have to bear the cost of postwar security and reconstruction\u201d<\/em> and are frustrated by Trump\u2019s negotiations with Russia conducted without their input.<\/p>\n

One source indicated that a scenario where \u201cthe US says, \u2018We did the ceasefire, and all of the rest is for you to clean up\u2019\u201d<\/em> wouldn\u2019t work for the EU.<\/p>\n

The diplomat further noted: \u201cThere is a limit to what the EU alone can realistically provide in terms of money, arms, and perhaps boots on the ground.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Another EU official remarked that \u201cthe Americans don\u2019t see a role for Europe in the big geopolitical questions related to the war,\u201d<\/em> adding: \u201cTrump sees us as money.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Former US President Joe Biden\u2019s stated policy was to stand with Ukraine \u201cfor as long as it takes,\u201d<\/em> a sentiment echoed by the EU and various national governments. The shift<\/a> in Washington’s stance was articulated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a meeting of arms donors in Germany on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Hegseth characterized Kiev\u2019s ambition to recover territories it has lost since 2014 as \u201can unrealistic objective,\u201d<\/em> an \u201cillusionary goal\u201d<\/em> would only lead to greater suffering. He also dismissed the feasibility of NATO membership for Ukraine and emphasized that any post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission should not involve the US-led military bloc or US forces: \u201cTo be clear, as part of any security guarantee, there will not be US troops deployed to Ukraine.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Trump then made his intentions<\/a> clear by announcing he had held a \u201clengthy and highly productive\u201d<\/em> phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK issued a joint statement on Wednesday evening alongside the EU\u2019s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, reaffirming support for the previous US government\u2019s approach. Releasing the statement on Wednesday Kallas declared Ukrainian territorial integrity \u201cunconditional\u201d<\/em> and demanded Western Europe has a \u201ccentral role\u201d<\/em> in any negotiations.<\/p>\n

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Russia has consistently expressed concerns over NATO’s eastward expansion since the 1990s, viewing it as a direct threat to its national security. Moscow has viewed Ukraine’s potential NATO membership as a \u201cred line\u201d<\/em> and a significant factor in the ongoing Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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