Europe Insists Putin End War Before Discussing Russia’s Concerns
European officials say any postwar security deal must wait until Russia stops fighting and all 27 European Union governments agree.
- European nations are demanding Russia halt its war against Ukraine before discussing the Kremlin's proposals for a postwar security architecture, risking friction with the United States.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's pre-war demands to roll back NATO's presence in Eastern Europe remain unacceptable to officials, who argue negotiating during Moscow's ongoing bombing campaign violates existing agreements.
- Jared Kushner, a U.S. envoy, proposed five principal goals for European security including military transparency and crisis communications. Senator Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, dismissed the plan on X, stating, "We already have a European security architecture. It's called NATO."
- Russian, Ukrainian, and United States officials are scheduled to resume negotiations in Abu Dhabi next week, with European officials expected to participate only if sufficient progress is made.
- Future security guarantees for Ukraine remain a sticking point in potential peace deals, and congressional opposition from Democrats and Republicans could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to accommodate Putin's demands.
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European countries are refusing to consider Russian demands for a continental security system while Moscow continues its war in Ukraine, a stance that could further heighten tensions between Europe and the Trump administration, which is seeking to include the issue in peace talks with Russia, Bloomberg reports.
European countries are insisting that Russia first end its war in Ukraine before they can begin talks on Russia’s vision for European security. The stance could deepen disagreements with the United States, whose administration wants the issue of a European security architecture to be included in negotiations with Moscow, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the talks. European officials believe that Russian demands from the period be…
The European countries want Russia to put an end to the war against Ukraine before discussing Kremlin's concerns about the continent's wider security architecture, have declared sources familiar with this issue, a position that risks putting them in conflict with the US on the best way to end the conflict, Bloomberg reports.
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