On Monday, leaders of many of Europe’s largest countries descend to Paris to build their own security strategies as President Trump’s envoys prepared to end the war with Russia.
A conference in Paris criticized Vice President JD Vance in Munich for criticizing Europe’s rapid US plan to remove far-right groups from power and launch peace talks with Russia this week in Saudi Arabia After that, they gathered quickly. of Ukrainian or European leaders.
Paris is expected to have leaders from Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Danish, president of the Council of Europe, president of the European Commission, and NATO executive director.
On their agenda: The war in Ukraine to ensure that Europeans secure the continent in the short-term and long-term, in the face of aggressive and expansionist Russia and the predicted withdrawal of guarantees. What they hope to secure peace agreements in America’s support.
The informal meeting was arranged by French President Emmanuel Macron. He called for European sovereignty and self-defense capabilities as characteristics of the presidency. Macron’s advisor is expected to be the first of many such meetings between European leaders in the coming weeks.
“Europeans need to do more, do better, work in a consistent way towards our collective security,” anonymity in line with French political practices The adviser who insisted on the statement said Sunday night.
Leaders are expected to talk about Europe’s contribution to Ukrainian peacekeeping forces on what forms they can do, including the delivery of arms to Ukraine and the potential for military deployment.
On Sunday, British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer said in an article published in the Daily Telegraph that he was pleased to “be prepared to contribute to security in Ukraine by placing his troops on the ground as needed.” “I am willing to contribute.”
“Ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine, which protects sovereignty over the long term is essential to Putin’s ability to stop further future attacks,” Starmer said, noting Russian President Vladimir V. Putin. I’m writing this.
Macron has spoken to European leaders for months about the formation of ceasefire buffer forces in Ukraine to ensure that the peace agreement with Russia is maintained.
It is also expected that European leaders will discuss accelerating European defensive capabilities. Because many now believe that the US will withdraw tens of thousands of American troops from Europe.
Currently, 23 of the 32 NATO members spend at least 2% of their GDP on defense. More than 10 years after I vowed in 2014. NATO revealed that 2% must be “floors, not ceilings.” You have to spend it.
The meeting will come the same day as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a planned meeting with Russian officials to discuss the future of the Russian-Ukraine war. European leader and Ukrainian President Volodimia Zelensky express his surprise and frustration as he is being watched by the sidelines from consultations.
Zelensky, who is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia later this week, said in an interview on Sunday that if Ukraine is not involved in the talks, his country will “never” accept the peace deal that has been attacked by the US and Russia. I repeated it over and over again.
