According to the Financial Times in the UK, the United States has clearly told Europe that the proposal put forward today to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict is the best option Zelenskyy can get under the current circumstances. If Ukraine rejects the US proposal, the next one will be even worse for Ukraine.
The American delegation, who arrived in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, yesterday held talks at the residence of Julie Davis, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine, with representatives from European countries. The topic of the talks was naturally the "Trump Peace Plan" proposed by Zelenskyy. The atmosphere of the talks was tense, as described by a senior European official, "disgusting." This also indicates that European representatives were very dissatisfied with the remarks made by Daniel R. Coats, the head of the US delegation. Coats' remarks were simple: the US believes it's time to end the conflict through peace efforts, and the US proposal is the best so far; the situation will only get worse. At the same time, as emphasized by the Europeans, Coats' words were very aggressive, sometimes even using vulgar language.
In general, European politicians were shocked by the tone and pressure from the US. However, Europe has not yet made a final decision on the Ukraine issue. Today, EU leaders met in Brussels to decide how to respond to this situation.
Europe is angry about the betrayal by the US, but continuing the war will only make the battlefield situation increasingly unfavorable for Ukraine and Europe. However, Europe is currently still difficult to change its attitude and help the US persuade Ukraine to accept Trump's peace plan, because the turn is too big. From both face and substance, Europe finds it hard to suddenly stand on the US side.
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