European leaders warned in conversation with Zelensky that the US could betray Ukraine – media
6 December 14:10
European partners in a conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that the United States could betray Ukraine.
This was reported by the German media outlet Spiegel, whose journalists received a transcript of the call, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
According to journalists, the conversation took place on December 1, after the meeting of the delegations of Ukraine and the United States.
The article says that French President Emmanuel Macron said at the meeting: “There is a possibility that the United States will betray Ukraine on the issue of territories without clarity on security guarantees.” In his opinion, there is a “great danger” for Zelenskyy.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Zelenskyy should be “extremely careful in the coming days.”
“They are playing with you and with us,” he said, presumably referring to U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, according to journalists, said: “We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys.”
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agreed with Stubb: “Alexander and I are of the same opinion, we have to protect Vladimir.”
Several sources confirmed the call to journalists. Macron’s press service denied the allegations of a possible betrayal of the United States, and German authorities refused to comment on the transcript.
The Office of the President told Ukrainian journalists that they “do not comment on fake news.”
US peace plan for Ukraine
The first version of the peace plan proposed by the United States consisted of 28 points. One of the main points concerned territories and stipulated that Crimea, as well as Luhansk and Donetsk regions, would be recognized as de facto Russian.
On November 23, Ukraine, the United States, and European partners began a series of talks in Geneva, Switzerland. After that, the American plan was reduced from 28 points to 19, taking into account Ukraine’s position.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the document retained the points on the need to release civilian and prisoners of war under the “all for all” formula and to return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia, who was part of the delegation at the talks, said that the amnesty clause for potential war criminals was reworked to take into account “the complaints of those who suffered in the war.” The United States also agreed not to limit the size of the Armed Forces, and the issue of territories was left out of the negotiations, to be discussed by Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump.
