Zelenskyy found a way to sit at the table, and Europe was kicked out by the US
On November 24, Bloomberg in the United States reported that the US opposed holding a trilateral meeting between the US, Ukraine, and Europe on the issue of a Ukrainian peace plan.
Originally, all parties had arrived in Geneva, and it was thought that they would negotiate together, and then align their positions. However, according to the US side's intention, now only Zelenskyy is sitting at the table, while Europe was directly kicked out.
From the specific process, both US Secretary of State Rubio and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave high evaluations of the US-Ukrainian bilateral talks.
Europe, on the other hand, talked to itself and issued its own peace plan, which consists of more than twenty points.
The different performances of Europe and Ukraine determined their status in the eyes of the US. Zelenskyy could be negotiated with the US at the table, while Europe, which vowed to overthrow the US peace plan, was ignored by the US.
The US' intention is clear: Ukraine has already accepted it, but Europe is still opposing it. What's the point of negotiating together? It would just increase the difficulty of negotiations for no reason.
Zelenskyy is an agent, but he still has some utilitarian value, that is, he needs to represent Ukraine and sign, which is why Zelenskyy can sit at the table. It's not that he obtained any leverage, but that his identity can still be used once more.
So, as long as the US gets Zelenskyy, Europe can only go where it's cool. Unless Europe caters to the US, even if it does, it's useless, because there's basically nothing for Europe to do here, even if the US also betrays Europe's interests.
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