Newly-elected US President Donald Trump wants Europe to send its troops to Ukraine to monitor a possible ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to these reports, at a meeting in Paris on December 7, Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron that he did not support Ukraine’s membership of NATO, but that he would like to see it “strong and well armed.”
“Trump said that Europe must play an important role in defending and supporting Ukraine and that he wants European troops present in Ukraine to monitor the ceasefire. He did not rule out US support for this deal, although it will not involve US troops.” “WSJ,” citing officials familiar with the talks in the French capital.
One of the publication’s interlocutors stated that the president-elect calls on Europeans to put pressure on China to put pressure on Russia to end the war. In particular, Trump is encouraging European countries to impose tariffs on Chinese goods if Beijing refuses to exert influence on Moscow, the US daily said.
Tusk after meeting with Macron. ‘Poland does not plan the presence of troops in Ukraine’
French President Emmanuel Macron was the first to talk about the possibility of sending land troops to Ukraine in February. The French leader met Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Thursday. They discussed, among other things, security in Europe, support for Ukraine and the future of transatlantic relations.
Tusk assured that Poland does not plan to have troops in Ukraine after reaching a ceasefire in that country. As he added, “decisions on Polish actions will be made in Warsaw and only in Warsaw.”
As the Prime Minister argued, Poland and France have a clear position that Ukraine must be present in all peace talks. – Any proposal must be accepted by our friends in Kiev – he emphasized.
Tusk said that Poland bears the greatest burden among European countries in connection with the war in Ukraine. He explained that Poland also took on the burden of protecting NATO’s border with Russia and Belarus. He appealed to European leaders for full support and cooperation on border security.
How to end the war? Trump is considering three scenarios
Reuters reported in early December that Donald Trump is currently considering three plans for Ukraine, choosing from options available to his team, including a proposal from future Vice President JD Vance.
Reuters found that, in addition to Vance’s plan, Trump is considering a proposal from Keith Kellogg, whom he introduced as his assistant and special envoy to Ukraine and Russia. The third scenario was developed by Richard Grenell, the US director of national intelligence during Trump’s first presidency.
Although Grenell’s plan is unknown, Kellogg proposes a ceasefire, freezing the front line and creating a demilitarized zone.
Ukraine cannot count on becoming a member of NATO
According to Reuters, all three plans contain some common elements, including the exclusion of Ukraine from membership in NATO. According to the agency, the implementation of these proposals will mean that “large parts of Ukraine will fall into the hands of Russia.”
Trump’s advisers want to force Moscow and Kiev to negotiate root and branch. They plan, among other things, to withhold military aid to Kiev if the country does not agree to peace talks, while simultaneously increasing aid if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to enter into negotiations.
During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to end the nearly three-year war within 24 hours, but did not say how. Analysts and former national security officials have expressed serious doubts that Trump will be able to deliver on this promise, given the complexity of the conflict.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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