Europe moves and tries to look for one common response to deliver to Washington. The French president Emmanuel Macron he convened tomorrow afternoon atElite the leaders of the main European powers, the leaders of theEU and the general secretary of the BORN, Mark Ruttefor one Urgency informal meeting. Goal, elaborate a European common action plan for i Peace negotiations in Ukraine.
The meeting, announced yesterday in Munich by the Polish Foreign Minister, was made official only today by the head of French diplomacy, Jean-Noel Barrot. THE’Elite made it known that al summitbeyond Macron And Rutthe heads of government will participate Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Spain, Netherlands And Denmark. At the table also the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der leyenand the president of European Council, Antònio Costa. The meeting is scheduled to 16 to the Elysée.
The reduced formatin the intentions of Macronhas the aim of guaranteeing a response as agile and unitary as possible to Donald Trump and establish what theEurope In order not to be cut out of Peace negotiations on Ukraine. «Discussions can then continue in other formats, with the aim of bringing together all partners interested in the Peace and security in Europe», Said the European Commission.
Second Reuters And FtThe United States they have already asked the Europeans to specify what role they intend to play in the future security guarantees That Kiev requires to prevent Putin to attack again. The aim of the meeting is therefore to put a common proposaland as much as possible unitaryespecially among the Larger countriesWhile Fly And Washington they are prepared for negotiation.
Already tonight the correspondent of Trump for the Middle East, Steve Witkoffand the National Security Councilor of White house, Mike Waltzwill be in Saudi Arabia To talk to the Russian officials In a beginning of negotiationin view of a possible future Meeting between Trump and Putin Just in Saudi Arabia.
Yesterday the general Keith Kelloggchosen by Trump as sent for the Russia and Ukraineclarified that theEurope will not physically sit at negotiation tableAnd Washingtonas the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegsethduring the Summit of the NATO Defense Ministersexcluded the participation of American troops to a possible peace maintenance missionidea that had been proposed by Macron A few months ago.
It is therefore possible that tomorrow atElite one of the points on which the seven EU countries they will discuss it will be precisely to start thinking about direct involvement of European forces on the field. The question is now which resource Each country is willing to provide on the level of defense and what theEurope will ask the United States to do for maintain peace in Ukraine. There military decision will be taken from chancellerynot a Brussels.
THE’Paris meeting It is only thestart.