Summary
Germany’s defense minister, Boris Pistorius, criticized the U.S. for making concessions to Russia before peace talks, particularly ruling out NATO membership for Ukraine and accepting territorial losses.
His concerns were echoed by France’s defense minister, Sébastien Lecornu.
Trump’s recent call with Putin sparked European opposition, with key nations reaffirming their support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
The Kremlin welcomed Trump’s stance, while Ukraine maintained its NATO aspirations.
While the US could easily veto them joining NATO, there’s nothing making Ukraine accept any deal struck between Russia and the US, who, last I checked, was not an active participant in this war. I don’t know why Ukrainians would just throw in the towel after losing so much. I don’t know if Europe can sustain things at the level of support Ukraine has been getting with US aid, but all the talk I hear makes it sound like the EU will do what it can.
Especially if Trump expects mineral rights or whatever he is going on about. I don’t know why Ukraine would give up such tremendous value to a party that just volunteers them to surrender. Losing more territory to Russia is a possibility if they can’t maintain troop/supply levels, but it hardly seems worth it for them to give up at this moment. It’s been my understanding keeping the pressure on Russia constantly and not letting them recover has been crucial to Ukraine’s success.
It just feels like Trump trying to put himself at the center of attention when he really has nothing to do with this anymore if he’s choosing to stop US aid to Ukraine.