Reference News Network, December 5 report. According to AFP, December 4 report, German media said that Europeans are skeptical of Americans on the Ukraine issue.
According to the report, call records reviewed by the German magazine Der Spiegel show that European leaders such as German Chancellor Merkel and French President Macron expressed distrust in the US efforts to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The Trump administration is actively pushing for the negotiation process to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but its actions are suspected of possibly favoring Russian President Putin's positions.
According to the English quotes provided by Der Spiegel to AFP, Macron stated in a telephone conversation with European colleagues and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on December 1: "The risk of the US betraying Ukraine on territorial issues exists, and the US has not provided clear security guarantees."
Elysée Palace denied using the term "betrayal" when responding to AFP's inquiry.
Elysée Palace said: "We have independent records of this call, which do not contain this word. The President has publicly stated his position on the current negotiations between Russia and the US, and his private position is consistent with this."
According to Der Spiegel, Merkel warned Zelenskyy to be extremely cautious in the coming days. The report said that Merkel said Americans were "playing with you and us."
The German Chancellery refused to comment when responding to AFP's inquiry, and emphasized that it does not disclose the content of "classified meetings."
According to the report, Finnish President Stoltenberg also expressed the same distrust. When mentioning U.S. envoy Witko, he said: "We cannot let Ukraine and Zelenskyy face these people alone."
The Finnish Presidential Office told AFP that it would not comment on the president's confidential discussions.
According to Der Spiegel, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg also said: "We must protect Zelenskyy." A NATO spokesperson who responded to AFP's inquiry said "usually does not comment on leaked statements."
Der Spiegel claimed to have spoken with two participants in the December 1 phone meeting, who confirmed that these quotes accurately reflected the content of the conversation. Due to the confidential nature of the call, the sources requested that their identities remain undisclosed. (Translated by Liu Zhuo)
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