US ready to provide Ukraine with security guarantees if Europe takes on more – Bloomberg
24 January 2025 08:55
European officials insist that the administration of the new US President Donald Trump should take part in providing security guarantees for Ukraine, and Washington fully admits this possibility. This is stated in the material of Bloomberg, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that the participation of the US military is necessary for an effective peacekeeping process. European allies agree: without the US involvement in the future peacekeeping mission, this initiative may lose credibility.
In addition, European officials have expressed concern that if they have to deploy troops on their own, it could jeopardize transatlantic cooperation within NATO.
Trump administration officials have hinted to European partners that they will not leave Ukraine without support.
The Trump team, which initially demonstrated skepticism about supporting Ukraine, now recognizes the inevitability of certain security guarantees for Kyiv. However, according to Western diplomats, the US president expects European countries to play a major role in providing these guarantees. Trump himself considers the conflict in Ukraine primarily a European problem.
The administration has also made it clear that it does not plan to be directly involved in Ukraine’s reconstruction, suggesting that these tasks be left to the private sector.
Zelenskyy continues to actively seek support from the Trump administration. During an interview with Bloomberg, he emphasized:
“Without US involvement, European efforts will not be enough to deter Putin.”
The US president has already threatened Russia with new economic sanctions if Putin does not stop the fighting. In addition, in the coming weeks, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, is planning to arrive in Kyiv, hoping to find a solution to the conflict within the first 100 days of the new administration.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, stipulates that Russia retains the territories it temporarily occupies and that Ukraine does not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. The president-elect’s entourage, however, was quick to deny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak for Trump.
Currently, the future US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days in which he wants to reach some kind of agreement.
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