European officials are urging the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine, in particular, including U.S. troops as peacekeepers.
According to Bloomberg, allies support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's position that U.S. participation in peacekeeping forces is key to deterring russia.
European leaders are influencing the Trump administration as it prepares for talks with russian president vladimir putin. Despite initial reluctance, the United States is considering supporting the idea.
At the same time, Trump expects European countries to assume most of the financial and military obligations in the event of a peacekeeping mission.
The Trump administration has expressed its readiness to support security guarantees for Ukraine, but stressed that the country's reconstruction should be financed mainly by the private sector.
In response to requests from European allies, the United States may change its position, but for now the negotiations are ongoing.
European countries fear that the independent creation of a peacekeeping mission without the participation of the United States could cause a crisis in NATO and weaken transatlantic unity.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that American troops are absolutely necessary for an effective peacekeeping mission, since European support alone is not enough. Zelenskyy also called on the United States and Europe to engage in an honest dialogue to determine common goals for ending the war.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on January 22, Donald Trump said that if vladimir putin does not agree to sit at the negotiating table, the United States will tighten sanctions against russia and impose tariffs on all russian exports.
The American publication The Wall Street Journal wrote that Trump instructed the special representative for Ukraine and russia to end the war within 100 days.
On January 21, putin expressed his readiness for negotiations with the United States regarding the war in Ukraine, but put forward an ultimatum - the complete surrender of Ukraine.
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