To put an end to Russia’s assault on Ukraine, Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement. What might go wrong? Almost everything, it seems, for Europe.
European allies are still attempting to get their bearings in the rapidly unfolding events more than a week after the U.S. president abruptly called Russian President Vladimir Putin and declared the immediate beginning of conversations.
What followed was a flurry of reactive statements, bitter recriminations, and last-minute meetings to close ranks and reclaim Europe’s place in the chaotic diplomatic process, all set in motion by the phone call’s lack of coordination with the other side of the Atlantic and its surprise effect. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas stated, “If an agreement is made behind our backs, it will simply not work.” “The Europeans must carry out this agreement.
But the White House remained unmoved. Then, for the first high-level meetings with Russian officials in more than three years, Trump dispatched a delegation to Saudi Arabia. Although Ukraine was not invited to the summit, the two parties decided to “normalise” their bilateral relations and designate specialised teams to further negotiations on the country’s future.
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