Bild experiences that representatives of main European international locations will meet US officers in Geneva on 23 November, as they disagree with a minimum of 4 factors of the Trump workforce's "peace plan".
Supply: European Pravda, citing Bild
Particulars: The Europeans plan to current their very own proposals relating to the "peace plan".
In keeping with the publication, a minimum of 4 factors of the plan should be amended.
Europeans disagree with the US proposals on territorial division. The plan presumes that Ukraine will absolutely hand over strategically necessary areas similar to Donbas and Crimea to Russia.
The proposal to scale back the dimensions of the Ukrainian military, which is already far smaller than Russia's, can be prone to be mentioned.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz additionally desires to make it clear to Trump's workforce that the safety ensures Russia is meant to offer to Ukraine might develop into nugatory.
What significantly irritates Merz are Trump's plans relating to frozen Russian belongings (value round €300 billion). Trump not solely desires to channel €100 billion of American investments into Russia – with the US receiving a 50% stake – but additionally to make use of these funds to create a brand new US-Russia funding mechanism.
Merz has been one of many main advocates for the EU to make use of a big share of those funds (€140 billion) to finance a big mortgage for Ukraine.
Manfred Weber, head of the European Individuals's Get together within the European Parliament, has additionally known as for substantial modifications to the US peace plan: "It is a historic time. This isn’t about Ukraine – it's in regards to the safety of all of us."
"Everybody desires peace, nevertheless it should be lasting. There are three points. First, Ukraine should have the ability to determine sovereignly whether or not it ought to cede territory; this should not be imposed on it. Second, Ukraine should be strengthened militarily, not weakened. And third, we should flip the EU right into a European NATO. We will now not rely unconditionally on the USA," Weber stated.
Background: Leaders of European states and EU establishments, in addition to G7 international locations (excluding the US), have expressed disagreement with elements of the US-proposed "peace plan" for Ukraine, however agreed to take the draft as a foundation and expressed readiness to work on it collectively.
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