"Finally, they acknowledged the vital role of the US in the formation of a ceasefire agreement, and confirmed that Europe ‘stands ready to support a durable and lasting peace when it comes’."
Trump and Putin are closely aligned. What sort of "peace" do leaders imagine that RU-US will offer to Ukraine?
I understand politicians routinely default to any choice that kicks pain down the road. When RU rejected an unconditional ceasefire it should have been obvious that even a short term relief from tough choices was unrealistic.
RU will never accept NATO country peacekeeping troops. Maybe the peacekeeping talk is for signaling. But unfortunately the euro leaders are not preparing for the likely scenario of Trump cutting aid in coming weeks.
"Finally, they acknowledged the vital role of the US in the formation of a ceasefire agreement, and confirmed that Europe ‘stands ready to support a durable and lasting peace when it comes’."
Trump and Putin are closely aligned. What sort of "peace" do leaders imagine that RU-US will offer to Ukraine?
I understand politicians routinely default to any choice that kicks pain down the road. When RU rejected an unconditional ceasefire it should have been obvious that even a short term relief from tough choices was unrealistic.
RU will never accept NATO country peacekeeping troops. Maybe the peacekeeping talk is for signaling. But unfortunately the euro leaders are not preparing for the likely scenario of Trump cutting aid in coming weeks.