European Parliament Members: The EU Will Face Severe and Dangerous Turmoil in the Coming Years

Sputnik News, Moscow, December 4 - European Parliament member Fernand Cazessus from Luxembourg told Sputnik News that the absence of Brussels from Ukraine negotiations will lead to severe and dangerous turmoil for the EU in the coming years.

Cazessus said: "The EU will be marginalized in the negotiations and will eventually have to bear the results of Russian-American contacts. It is crucial to understand the impact this will have on the EU's future and transatlantic relations such as NATO. Many problems will arise. For example, if the US resumes economic cooperation with Russia, can the EU continue its 'suicidal' sanctions? If the US gradually withdraws from Europe, will it trigger new internal conflicts in Europe?... In my view, the next few years will be full of severe and dangerous turbulence."

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on November 23 that the EU opposes any measures that change Ukraine's borders and does not support any measures that may weaken Ukraine's military. Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Alexander Grushko stated on November 27 that the EU's position excludes the possibility of European countries participating in the negotiations and also excludes the possibility of Ukraine achieving peace.

The US government previously announced that it is developing a solution to the Ukraine issue and pointed out that since the plan is still being developed, the details are not being discussed at the moment. The Kremlin stated that Russia remains open to negotiations.

On November 21, Russian President Putin said at the Russian Federation Security Council meeting that the US proposal could serve as the basis for a final settlement of the Ukraine issue, but there has been no substantive discussion about this plan with Russia so far. He speculated that the reason was that the US clearly has not yet obtained Kyiv's agreement, and Ukraine and its European allies are still dreaming of a strategic defeat for Russia. Putin pointed out that Ukraine's position is related to its lack of objective information about the situation on the battlefield.

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