The President of the United States, Donald Trumphe said he had “excellent interviews” with Russia and Ukraine, underlining the need to reach a peace agreement before any sending of Peacekeeper in the region. The statement came during a meeting in the oval study with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmera sign of a renewed diplomatic commitment by the White House to find a solution to the ongoing conflict “or the truce in Ukraine will soon take place or there will not be at all” .. Parallel, Trump criticized the European Union for his attitude towards US companies, anticipating the introduction of mutual duties as a response to Brussels commercial policy. “We don’t like how the EU treats our companies. We will have mutual duties with the EU”, The president said during the meeting with Starmer, according to what reported by the Bloomberg agency. Trump also attacked the value added tax applied in Europe, considering it a further obstacle for American companies. Another central theme of the interview concerned Ukraine. Trump announced that tomorrow will sign an agreement with the President Volodymyr Zelensky concerning minerals and rare lands, strategic resources for the technological and defense industry. The president defined this agreement a “backstop”, that is, a guarantee of safety for Kiev, using a term already employed by European leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer to describe the support for Ukrainian safety. During the press conference, Trump avoided answering a question directly on his previous accusation to Zelensky to be a “dictator” https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/politica/2025/02/27/trump-ullcraine-stromo-un-) The American president, although in the past he wrote on Truth Social that Kiev’s leader would be an “non -elected dictator and a mediocre comedian”. A declaration that has aroused controversy and that highlights the tensions in the relationships between the two leaders. With these developments, the Trump administration finds itself managing a delicate balance between international diplomacy and economic strategies, with potentially significant repercussions on relations with the EU and the future of the conflict in Ukraine.
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