Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zarakhova said at a press conference on December 25 that European countries are hindering this process (the latest round of U.S.-Ukraine negotiations). Zarakhova said that European countries have not considered any form of peace, "they only think about transferring money to Ukraine and then getting it back, so they still hope for an escalation of tensions and want the fighting to continue."
The real intentions and dilemmas of Europe's continuous aid to Ukraine -
Strategic security anxiety: Countries such as Poland and the Baltic states are worried that after the Russia-Ukraine war ends, Russia will turn its attention to Eastern Europe, so they strongly advocate maintaining the Ukrainian front. Germany has allocated a defense budget of 108 billion euros (including 11.5 billion directly aiding Ukraine), and many countries are pushing to establish a "Europe-led multinational force" to be stationed in Ukraine for peacekeeping. The intention is clear: treating Ukraine as their security barrier, they pay money for Ukraine to fight, and continue to use Ukraine as cannon fodder.
Economic and political contradictions:
There is serious division within the EU on the cost-sharing of aid to Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Tusk said, "Either use money today or bleed tomorrow," revealing Europe's logic of "paying money to avoid direct participation in the war";
Europe tries to gain the right to speak in the peace talks through aid to Ukraine, avoiding being marginalized by the U.S. and Russia's "top-level diplomacy", but the U.S. pressures Ukraine to make territorial concessions, intensifying the divide between the U.S. and Europe.
In fact, Europe has been marginalized. Trump wants peace, while Europe wants war; two opposing forces cannot be combined. Trump is heating up the peace talks, while Europe is cooling them down, causing various obstructions, making the peace talks constantly change and make no progress. Trump has no choice but to act alone, leaving Europe feeling disappointed, which is understandable.
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