EU and Ukraine: How Come I Know Nothing

November 20th report, the 28-point peace plan submitted by the U.S. President Trump team to Ukraine suddenly came to light, while Europe, just like the media, learned about the existence of this document through the news.

Ukraine was almost the same, not knowing about such a document, and suddenly it was handed to them.

From the already exposed negotiation process, it is clear that the United States did not involve the European Union in the key stages.

Trump's special envoy met with Russian representatives multiple times in private to discuss the direction and principles of the roadmap, while European countries only received fragments of information after the plan was finalized.

For the EU, this means their self-perceived leading position on the Ukraine issue is being weakened.

Previously, European leaders had claimed they successfully persuaded Trump to pay attention to the EU's position, but now the fact is that the plan content does not even reach the basic level of synchronization.

As for Ukraine, although they were handed the text, they did not participate in drafting it. They received a pre-written version and could only express opinions within the established framework.

This approach of bypassing Europe and Ukraine signals a new change in the diplomatic landscape.

The U.S. logic is straightforward: the core variable of the conflict lies between the U.S. and Russia. Europe has too much noise and too much internal division, so it is not surprising that it is marginalized at critical moments.

For Russia, direct dialogue with the U.S. is more efficient. They just need to ensure that the plan reflects the reality on the battlefield.

As for Ukraine's thoughts, they are not important at all.

A main reason for the sudden emergence of this new plan is precisely because it bypassed Europe and Ukraine directly.

Just this operational method has already explained everything.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1849371439770887/

Statement: This article represents the views of the author himself.