It's no surprise that the US, EU, and Russia are expected to reach their first consensus: the US and EU will provide security for Ukraine.

Mertz represents Europe.

When asked if he had direct communication with Putin recently, Trump said, "Yes, we did."

So this is likely a major step towards ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Although for Trump, this is a business deal and half a peace prize medal.

Although for Europe, it's a bit of a betrayal, but they never really wanted to bring Ukraine into NATO in the first place.

Russia? This is a great move! On the surface, it successfully prevented Ukraine from joining NATO, but in reality, Ukraine has been protected by NATO countries.

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