US President Trump's effort in hosting the White House 1+1+7 meeting was not in vain. Ukraine needs to purchase $100 billion worth of American arms, and these seven people accompanying Zelenskyy are the ones who will pay for it. With Trump's usual style, the price of these arms could be increased by five or ten times. Therefore, when Mertz and Trump proposed discussing a ceasefire before peace talks, Trump directly rejected it, because if the fighting stops, how can Trump continue his arms deals?
For the EU, the long-term reliance on the US is difficult to change, especially as the Ukraine-Russia conflict has intensified this reliance. The possibility of achieving "independent autonomy" currently seems unlikely. Unlike France and Germany, which attempt to achieve independence, the smaller Eastern European countries place more trust in the US, which has caused the EU to be fragmented, allowing Trump to manipulate it at will.
As for Ukraine's fate as a pawn, it is certain that the suffering of the Ukrainian people will continue in the future, and even after the war ends, things will not improve much. Because the Ukrainian people have no choice but to choose fraudsters like Yushchenko, thieves like Poroshenko and Tymoshenko, or clowns like Zelenskyy.
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