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Europe wants to convey peace for Ukraine according to the fiasco of the White House

European leaders set up for a family photo in the Lancaster House during the European summit on March 2, 2025 in London, England.

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European allies brought their own peace security plans for Ukraine at the weekend and tried to position the region as an intermediary between Kyiv and the White House after setting up the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval office last Friday last Friday.

The European heads of state and government met in London on Sunday for a hastily convened summit, which aimed to show a unit front in relation to Ukraine and present suggestions to keep Europe relevant for future peace talks. Europe has largely been excluded in such discussions in the past few weeks, in the middle of an approach between Russia and the United States

The British Prime Minister Keir Starrer said after the meeting on Sunday that a “number” of the allies had registered a “coalition of the willing” that was ready to commit peace for Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.

Great Britain insisted that the plan would be presented to the United States and that the European allies would receive the support of Washington’s support for his suggestions, which, according to Ukraine, offered the coveted security guarantees.

“Due to my discussions in the past few days, we agree that Great Britain, France and others will work together with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fights. Then we will discuss this plan with the United States and go forward together,” Starrer told BBC on Sunday.

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Several media reports suggested that Starer and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron had promoted the idea of ​​an initial one -month ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia to test whether Russia was obliged to a future peace agreement.

CNBC contacted the Downing Street and Elysee Palace for a comment.

Europe has tried to take on its role in the future Peace Foundation after the US and Russian officials had started discussions two weeks ago that aimed at lending the foundations for the end of the war.

In the meantime, the tensions between Washington and Kyiv have risen to a boiling point and culminated from Ukraine in a spectacular public clothing of Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Ukraine last Friday from US officials, including President Donald Trump and VP JD Vance. In the midst of heated remarks, the US politicians of Kyiv’s leadership accused the US help of being in World War II, which Zelenskyy contested.

Waiting and lake mode

Analysts say that there are currently only a few details about the proposals in Europe to achieve permanent peace in Ukraine, and the low understanding of which countries are involved in such efforts. Russia has refused to recognize the idea of ​​European troops on Ukrainian soil, while the United States insists that no American troops are used as peace troops in the country.

Gesine Weber, Fellow in the German Marshall Fund, told CNBC on Monday that the latest summit now has to really recognize the Europeans, the need to support support for Ukraine, “especially since the tensions between the USA and Ukraine could not be higher.”

“We are now basically at the waiting time to what extent Washington is brought on board with this plan you presented,” she told CNBCS “Squawk Box Europe”.

The European allies tried to achieve a general consensus on military help for Ukraine during their three -year war with Russia, as well as the future role in the country, as soon as the conflict has ended, in view of the broader security needs of the continent. Ukraine is currently neither the NATO military alliance nor the European Union.

European allies have recently discussed the need to increase defense expenditure in order to signal Trump that they-and NATO according to the USA that continuous allies in the countries are unanimous to protect.

The United States and Russia have not yet reacted publicly to the latest meeting of European allies, although Trump posted the social of truth on Sunday that “we should spend less time to worry Putin” and more time that deals with crime “so that we do not end like Europe”.

The US President Donald Trump takes part in front of the NATO summit in Watford, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, on December 3, 2019 in Watford, Great Britain, in London, Great Britain.

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Without the support of the United States or the approval of Russia, analysts say that Europe could find its peace security proposals very quickly.

“After the London summit of Ukraine, the concrete results are limited. Apart from new air defense rockets and financial aid, Strandmer announced a Follow-up meeting. The next task will be to justify beyond the United Kingdom and France, and France, the” coalition of the willing “of countries that are ready to take troops in Ukraine,” “Carsten Nockel,” Look at an approach.

Success will primarily depend on the United States and Russia, Nickel added and found that European troops in Ukraine and every potential backstop of the United States help Russia to reject peace talks.

“In return, this creates risks in relation to the attitude of the US government, since President Donald Trump’s wish for a quick ceasefire.

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