European leaders pose a family photo in Lancaster House during the summit of European leaders on March 2, 2025 in London, England.
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European allies presented their own peace plans to Ukraine at the weekend, and also try to set up a region as a mediator between Kijiv and the White House after a dizzying public attack on the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an oval office last Friday.
European leaders met on Sunday in London at a hurriedly convened summit, which was aimed at showing the United Front about Ukraine and to present proposals aimed at maintaining Europe, in half of all future peace conversations. Europe has been largely moved aside in such discussions in recent weeks, among the approach between Russia and the USA
The Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer said on Sunday after the meeting that the “number of” allies enrolled in the “Coalition of the Volunteers”, which was ready to commit peace soldiers for Ukraine in the case of a peace agreement.
Great Britain insisted that this plan be presented with the US and that European allies would work on obtaining Washington's support for its proposals, which, as he said, offered Ukraine very desirable security guarantees.
“Thanks to my discussions in recent days we agreed that Great Britain, France and others will cooperate with Ukraine on the plan to stop fighting. Then we will discuss this plan with the United States and we will go together, “Starmer BBC said on Sunday.
A few media reports suggested that Starmer and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron He promoted the idea of an initial one -month truce between Ukraine and Russia To check if Russia was involved in any future peace agreement.
CNBC contacted Downing Street and the Elysee palace to get a comment.
Europe is trying to state its role in the future creation of peace, after the US and Russian officials began talks two weeks ago, which, they claimed, are aimed at putting grounds for discussion about the end of the war.
Meanwhile, the tensions between Washington and Kijiv increased to the boiling point, whose culmination is the spectacular public relaxation of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy last Friday by American officials, including President Donald Trump and vice president of JD Vance. Among the hot remarks of American politicians, they accused Kiev's leadership of ingratitude for the US and “Gambling from World War III”, which Zelenskya denied.
Waiting mode and see
Analysts say that currently not many details about Europe's proposals aimed at achieving lasting peace in Ukraine and a slight understanding of which countries will be involved in such efforts. Russia refused the idea of European troops on Ukrainian land, while the US insists that no American troops would be placed in the country as peaceful.
Gesine Weber, a colleague from the German Marshall fund, said on Monday CNBC that the latest peak showed that Europeans really see the need to support Ukraine, “especially because the tensions between the US and Ukraine cannot be higher.”
“We are now basically in the waiting position and we see to what extent Washington can be introduced in this plan,” said CNBC “Squawk Box Europe”.
European allies tried to achieve a general consensus regarding military assistance for Ukraine during its three -year war with Russia, as well as what its future role in the country may be after the end of the conflict, taking into account the wider needs in the field of continent's security. Ukraine is currently not part of the NATO military alliance or the European Union.
European allies have recently repeatedly discussed the need to increase defense expenditure, aimed at signaling Trump that they are worth persevere after persistent criticism of the United States, that continental allies are excessively notified states to protect.
The USA and Russia have not yet reacted publicly to the last meeting of European allies, although Trump Posted about the truth on Sunday That “we should spend less time worrying about Putin” and more time to worry about crime “so that we do not end like Europe.
US President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg before the NATO summit in Watford, London, Great Britain, December 3, 2019.
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Without the support of the USA or Russia's consent, analysts say that Europe can fall very quickly.
“After the London peak in Ukraine, specific results are limited. In addition to new air defense shells and financial assistance … Starmer announced a control meeting. Another task will be justification, apart from Great Britain and France, “Coalition of Volunteers” countries ready to arrange soldiers to Ukraine “, Carsten Nickel, deputy director of risk research, in a note on Sunday.
Success will depend primarily on the United States and Russia, Nickel added, noticing the key question whether the European troops in Ukraine and all potential US security motivate Russia to reject peace conversations.
“This, in turn, creates a risk regarding the US administration position, taking into account the desire of President Donald Trump to quickly suspend their weapons. The European allegation of commitment potentially complicates the equation between Russia and the USA, contrasts with Trump's position that yes Mineral extraction agreement He would be enough to prevent Russia from starting to re -invasion – said Nickel.