PNN – “National Interest” stated that Ukraine has survived against Russia only because of the leadership of the United States so far, stating that there is doubt about Europe’s ability to play a role in the post-Ukraine peace agreement period.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, in evaluating the reaction of European countries to Donald Trump’s decision not to be invited to participate in the Ukraine peace negotiations with senior Russian officials, this American research center stated that in the meeting of officials of the Green Continent in the Elysee Palace, the gap and difference between European countries in the path of creating a united front in military, diplomatic or economic issues was clearly visible.
According to this report, on the one hand, the British Prime Minister said that he may consider sending troops to Ukraine to ensure its security after the peace agreement. In contrast, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz called this idea “premature” and “completely inappropriate”. Poland also rejected the idea of ​​having a military role in Ukraine.
According to National Interest, the emergence of disagreements between European leaders about the joint military presence in Ukraine and broader issues related to Trump’s view of Russia have highlighted this doubt about Europe’s political power; Just as US Defense Secretary “Pete Hegsett” recently said.
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The report states that world leaders look at Europe like China and Russia and said: To put it more clearly, Europe is not a country. Rather, it is a set that acts in international affairs through multilateral institutions, especially NATO and the European Union. These institutions need agreement before taking action, and it is not surprising that they often face problems. What usually creates consensus and preserves European unity, especially in an international crisis, has been the leadership of the United States.
In another part of the report, stating that the West unofficially accepted the occupation of Crimea by Russia, he made a historical comparison and added that, unlike Obama, Biden decided to react strongly to Putin’s attack on Ukraine. He formed a broad coalition of Western countries to coordinate a comprehensive strategy, sending more lethal weapons to Kiev and imposing tougher sanctions against Moscow.
This American think tank emphasizes: it is only because of the actions led by the United States that Ukraine has been able to resist Russia’s efforts until now.
This analysis, referring to the speech of the US defense minister, who said that “protecting the security of Europe should be the main priority for the European members of NATO”, was titled: To make this happen, Trump is asking NATO members to increase their defense spending to 5 percent of their GDP, while NATO’s standard is 2 percent, and Washington itself spends only about 3 percent of its GDP.
In the end, the report expressed doubts about Europe’s ability to act in response to an agreement that it had no role in forming, and warned Trump’s team in Washington in the context of future developments that it should not take this dangerous gamble in evaluating Europe’s ability.