European leaders feared, disappointed after Trump-putin phone call — BloombergEuropean leaders fear that US President Donald Trump is abandoning diplomatic efforts to resolve the war between Ukraine and aggressor russia.
Bloomberg reported this, citing its own sources.
Unnamed European officials told reporters on condition of anonymity that leaders in Europe fear that Trump is going to abandon efforts to end the war and intends to leave Ukraine and its allies to their fate.
According to one of the sources, Kyiv and other European capitals do not agree with Trump's plan for direct talks between Ukraine and russia.
Another interlocutor said that several governments have already expressed their disappointment with the results of the phone call between Trump and russian dictator vladimir putin.
Some European countries believe that Trump's position, which allows Kyiv and moscow to hold direct negotiations, essentially gives putin the opportunity to buy time.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on Monday, May 19, US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation with russian dictator vladimir putin.
According to American media, Trump had previously spoken with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Later, the Ukrainian leader confirmed this information and shared some details of the conversation.
Following the conversation with putin, the US President said that Ukraine and russia "are immediately beginning negotiations on a ceasefire."
As it became known later, Trump and putin did not discuss the timing of the ceasefire announcement during the telephone conversation.
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