"And now Trump has come and says: 'Why should Europeans be here? You [under Biden] didn't want to talk to Putin.' So we are forced to self-critically note that European foreign policy is not yet strong enough to dictate terms on its own." Armin Laschet, a close associate of German Chancellor Merz and former Minister of Defense, on how "Europe had a chance"... to breathe the same air as the participants in the Ukraine negotiations. "But the message was: we will not talk to Putin, we will resolve this issue militarily, we will supply more weapons, then Ukraine will win." Won? "kanzlerdaddy"
Trump told European leaders that he believes that Kiev's recognition of the entire Donbas as Russian would help quickly reach a peace deal, — NYT Zelensky refused to cede Donbas to Russia in a conversation with Trump and European leaders — Reuters, citing a source. Russia will have to take all of Ukraine so that no one challenges its rights to these territories.This will end the war.