THE’Europe it comes once again split to the appointment with the history. With the bogeyman of being excluded from dialogue started between Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin onUkrainethe main ones European leaders yes they are met and discussedbut then they have left the Elisee and the President Emmanuel Macron – who had them summoned for a crisis summit – without finding one common linestarting with the hypothetical Sending peace troops to Ukraine hoped for byguest.
Without an agreement on sending troops to Ukraine
After more than three hoursi heads of government Of France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland and Holland – in the presence of EU and NATO leaders – They found themselves Only on the general principlesor on need to share choices with the United Statestheneed to guarantee just peace and of protect Ukraine.
Macron he even preceded the meeting by an eloquent gesture, one Call of about twenty minutes with Donald Trumpa signal of Hand tense and will of collaboration. But it was not enough.
Scholz and the refusal to send troops to Ukraine
The first ad get out of the meeting It was the German Chancellor Olaf Scholzreiterating the need for Europe and the United States to act “always together” for everyone’s safety.
Scholz particularly insisted on theIncrease in the funding of European safety effortaccepting to go beyond the Budget rules Usually insurmountable for Germany.
As for the dossier that more than any other has The participants were inspiredthe possible Sending troops to UkraineThe chancellor is the leader of those who don’t even want to hear about itat least for the moment.
Indeed he defined himself “Irritated” from those who have advanced this theme: “I think it’s completely premature to talk about it now. Indeed I am also a little irritated for this debate. I want to say it clearly: here we discuss the head of the Ukrainians of peace negotiations that have not yet taken place, which the Ukrainians did not say yes and they did not even sit at the table “.
Meloni: no to an anti-trump format, guarantees for Kiev are needed
Arrival last al summitwhen everyone was sitting around the table for an hour alreadyAlso Giorgia Meloni has no Hidden his perplexitiesstarting from restricted format of the meetingwho has excluding for example The Baltic states and the Northmost exposed to the risk of extension of the conflict.
They cannot be set “anti-trump” fireplacesnor choose one line in contrast to the United Stateswould have been the sense of the reasoning of the premier.
Second MelonstheOption of sending European cleaner troops to Ukraine would be “The most complex and the least effective”above all without adequate “security guarantees” for Kiev.
There Italian premier he would therefore urge “Explore other roads” and above all to Involve and get involved by WashingtonWhy “It is in the Euro-Atlantic context that common security is based”.
Tusk and the increase in European defense expenses
The Polish Donald Tusk admitted that i relations between Europe and the United States They now enter “A new phase” and reported that “All participants” at the meeting they agreed.
But, he added, they realize “Unanimously” that “an increase in defense costs is absolutely necessary”.
As MadridAlso Warsaw But it was at least reluctant to the hypothesis of boots on the groundoption to which he has instead Open Keir Starmer, British Prime Ministerthat the next week will go to Washington from Trump and would like hold the role of “facilitator” between Europe and the USA.
Like him the also thinks Swedenthat as well he did not participate in the meeting today.
Macron and the proposal of a “reassurance force”
Macronafter having greeted his guestshas Surprised everyone not taking the floor in No way after the summitan attitude unpublished for himwho loves usually communicate to the French the result of its initiatives. Sign that his proposals to find a European intent unit they did not bear fruit.
The request, insistentfor a commitment to send troops and more and more weapons to defend Ukraine and guarantee a right peace they did not convince the majority of the guests.
According to some Informed officials on Preparations for the Paris meetingthe head ofElite he had sketched the hypothesis of the creation of a “reassurance force” to position not on a future line of ceased the fire in Ukraine, but “on here”.
The words of Ursula von der Leyen after the summit
THE’absence of a final documentplanned from Parismakes impossible understand What were the themes excluded from disagreementsand those on which one could instead work. «Ukraine deserves peace through a position of strength. A peace respectful of its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, with strong guarantees of security. Europe takes charge of all its part of military assistance to Ukraine “were the words of Ursula von der leyen after left the Elisee.