President-elect Donald Trump has made peace in Europe a key campaign promise, but several NATO allies are committed to a complete victory for Ukraine, and even if Washington withdraws support, they will continue to push Trump. They will discuss ways to “stop” Kiev from continuing the war.
London, Paris and Warsaw will form the core of Europe's efforts to continue the war to defend Ukraine against Russia even if President Trump takes office in January 2025 and seeks to end it. . So far, it has not been made public how exactly he plans to fulfill this campaign promise. However, a “land swap” between Kiev and Moscow and a Korean-style demilitarized zone have been discussed as options open to President Trump, neither of which align with Ukraine's official ambitions for a complete victory.
Large sheet in collaboration with the British Conservative Party daily telegraph Senior's statement “It is expected that the U.S. is planning a last-ditch effort to thwart President Donald Trump's efforts to reduce U.S. aid to Ukraine,” said a government official who declined to be named discussing the paper's content. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Paris today and toured the armed forces with French President Emmanuel Macron on the streets of Paris in the run-up to Armistice Day, and the pair met during the day to discuss defense issues.
The two men reportedly discussed how to persuade outgoing President Joe Biden to continue fighting in Ukraine and give Ukraine last-minute approval to launch long-range bunker-buster cruise missiles provided by Western countries. . Attack deep into Russia. Ukraine has been seeking permission to use these cutting-edge modern weapons in this way for months, a key part of President Zelenskiy's “Victory Plan,” but the United States has no serious plans for serious negotiations with Russia. I believe there is a risk of serious escalation.
A British government source told the newspaper: [when Mr Trump becomes US president] It's not just about putting everything on hold until the next administration. ” At the same time, Downing Street officials said guardian The newspaper reported that Mr Starmer and Mr Macron were working on “the best course of action is to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position going into the winter”.
The report characterized today's meeting between Mr Starmer and Mr Macron as a “sharp show of European unity days after Donald Trump's re-election”. However, given that Britain and France are currently struggling with major budget problems, it is difficult for both countries to finance the Ukraine war, given the possibility that the United States may withdraw material support in the future. comes at a huge cost.
It remains to be seen whether voters can be persuaded to pay for the true cost of defending Eastern Europe with U.S. taxpayer aid.
Beyond today's talks between France and Britain, Poland, now under the leadership of Eurocratic and globalist veteran politician Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is also poised to become a major player in the emerging anti-Trump diplomatic alliance. . Mr Tusk is expected to meet British leader Sir Keir Starmer this week and have further discussions with Mr Macron and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Tusk is also expected to involve NATO's Scandinavian and Baltic members in the process.
Polish national television TVP Quoting Prime Minister Tusk “There is no doubt that this new political situation poses serious challenges for everyone, especially given, for example, the possibility of an end to the Russia-Ukraine war as a result of an agreement between the two countries.” The President of Russia and the new President of the United States.
“In the coming days, we will be very intensively coordinating our cooperation with countries that share similar views on the geopolitical, transatlantic situation and the situation in Ukraine,” he said.
Tusk said the end of the war in Ukraine was a “fundamental threat to Poland and Polish national interests,” given that Poland shares a land border with Russia's Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg) and Russia's nuclear ally Belarus. He said it would be.
as telegraph He acknowledged that any move that runs counter to President Trump's ambitions to bring peace to Europe “could be seen by him as an attempt to undermine U.S. foreign policy.”
On the other hand, President Trump Advance his ambitions. He has discussed his plans with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and a German government spokesperson said during their meeting that the two leaders “agreed to work together to restore peace in Europe.” Some media outlets claimed that President Trump also spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but the Russian government later completely denied this.
Speculation is growing about how precisely President Trump can manipulate the situation There, Ukraine and Russia agree to cease hostilities. British spymaster Sir Alex Younger proposed over the weekend Land swap: Russia returns part of Ukrainian territory in exchange for Russian land occupied by KievIf it is undesirable for the parties involved, it may be unavoidable.
The intelligence official said it was up to Britain and other countries to ensure that such a peace deal was beneficial to Europe, adding, “President Trump's advisers have argued, on the one hand, that Ukraine should be forced into neutrality.'' Therefore, it is basically back in President Putin's pocket.
“Some say we need to do a land swap, but then we need to build up military and economic power. We need to make that second argument even more complex.”
Also, in the midst of the conflict, reportedlyis a demilitarized zone in Eastern Europe that separates Ukrainian and Russian armies and is guarded by European armies, including British troops, and is a near-return of the former British Army of the Rhine, which confronted Western Europe against the Soviet Union in the later years. It is. 20th century. The 800-mile border reportedly envisioned could trap thousands of European troops for decades.
