Europe welcomes Ukraine's ceasefire offer and revival of US aid

Europeans responded to relief from the announcement that Ukraine had agreed to the US in a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia and was eagerly eager to Moscow's response.

They were relieved as Washington announced that he would soon recover support from Ukraine's military and intelligence news. And there was hope that Russia would now have to respond kindly. Or perhaps President Trump will at least put some pressure on Moscow on the blunt weapons he used against Ukraine.

“The ball is currently in the Russian court,” two European Union leaders, Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Reyen, welcomed the coordinated message on social media, reflecting a statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

However, in the same ruling, European leaders also welcomed the reopening of US security assistance to Ukraine, and emphasized it equally.

“We welcome today's news from Jeddah regarding the U.S. Ukraine consultations, including proposals for a ceasefire agreement and the reopening of US intelligence news reports and security assistance,” the message said Tuesday. “This is a positive development that could be a step towards inclusive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine.”

They also tried to remind Trump and his team that if Washington wanted Europe to guarantee a peace deal in Ukraine, Europe would like to be the table of negotiations. The “European Union” said the message (hints, hints) that “we are ready to play its full role with our partners in the upcoming peace negotiations.”

In general, European leaders were shocked by the outrage against Ukrainian President Volodymea Zelensky in the infamous oval office news media on February 28th, and by the apparent acceptance of Trump's clear acceptance of the Russian narrative that Ukraine had begun a war.

They were also struck when Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg said Ukraine had to hit the head. The wood turned out to be a denial of life-saving support from the US military and intelligence to Ukraine, its missiles and American-made fighter jets.

Like Natalie Tockey, director of the Italian Institute of International Affairs, Europe has led to doubt whether Washington would one day do the same.

European leaders gathered in Paris, London and Brussels last week. “Ukraine is our own safety issue,” said Norbert Rotgen, a foreign policy expert for the Christian Democrats and German lawmaker. “If Ukraine falls, it will be a clear threat to Europe.”

However, the key point highlighted by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer was that Ukraine needed American support. Despite its pledge to continue to provide Ukraine with money and weapons, Europe cannot replace its key capabilities, such as intelligence reporting and missile defense, at least not in the near future.

So European leaders were relieved to also understand Zelensky's confusion. After the explosion of the oval office, they worked hard to persuade Zelensky from the Kotou to the White House and repeatedly persuading Trump with a thankful expression. Zelensky did so, but promised that he continued to support Trump's other demands to provide privileged access to Ukraine's mineral wealth.

Europeans have urged Zelensky to pressure Russia and go with him for now to help Trump learn that President Vladimir V. Putin is in question.

The defense ministers from Europe's most important military forces, France, Italy, Germany, Poland and the UK, met in Paris on Wednesday.

However, the Minister of Defense did not give specific details about the potential size or mission of the peacekeeping forces. Such a debate called for prematurely when the fighting was still fierce between Russia and Ukraine.

“We should not put a cart in front of a horse,” said Sebastian Lecorne, French Minister of Defense.

“You are not going to ask the European army to do the job of the Ukrainian army,” he added.

Europeans also gathered to have a preliminary discussion about what they would do to ensure future long-term deals between Ukraine and Russia. Much remains unknown, including the purpose of such forces, their size, funding, and command structure. However, Europeans know that American cooperation and aviation support will be needed to make such a mission reliable.

Given that one of the main objectives of the Russian invasion was to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO and allow NATO forces to be based there, it is not even clear that Moscow will tolerate its current refusal to consider allowing European troops in Ukraine.

But Macron in particular went further, seeing another indication that America's turnabout against Ukraine must do more for its own defense and is less dependent on the US, which appears to be indifferent to Europe, if not openly hostile, economically and politically.

Now, Europeans, like Ukrainians, are waiting for Putin's response. So far, he and his officials have rejected the idea of ​​a ceasefire before the final resolution of the conflict. And even if a 30-day ceasefire was introduced, there is no guarantee that the war was not recommended and at least gave the impression that Trump wanted victory to show that he could even temporarily stop the killing.

Aurelien Breeden contributed to the report from Paris.