Mark Rutte was very clear on Tuesday. “The situation is that we, you know, need to There is a consensus among all allies that Ukraine should join NATO, and this consensus does not exist today“said the Secretary General of NATO at the press conference ahead of the Foreign Ministers’ Summit to be held on Wednesday in Brussels. In the same appearance, he celebrated the efforts of the United States, and is convinced that those same attempts made by Donald Trump “Peace will be restored in Ukraine.”
Rutte’s statement is important because Ukraine has joined NATO It is one of Russia’s red lines in the negotiations Peace is therefore one of the most important points, along with the transfer of territory to Kiev and the reduction of the Ukrainian army. The Dutch leader also spoke in these terms on the same day that Vladimir Putin received the US envoy, Steve Witkopf, in Moscow, with the aim of further advancing the talks.
Meanwhile, Moscow keeps its hand outstretched and stresses that its goal is to “secure the European security architecture,” in the words of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. At the same time, he praised Trump’s mediation as “very effective,” in his words, in contrast to the European role. “We don’t have a conversation, not a single word. How can you find out the positions of other colleagues on such a complex issue if there is no communication? “This is our biggest problem,” he explained about contacts with European countries.
He added, “The reasons that led to not reaching a final peace agreement are very complex.” Our president had his reasons when he decided to launch the special military operationPeskov defended this, stressing that Russia therefore wants a peace agreement that “eliminates the reasons” that, in his opinion, were the motivation behind the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
For his part, Volodymyr Zelensky informed his team of the latest progress in the talks with Washington, as he himself announced on social media. “Our diplomats are actively working with all partners to ensure that European countries and other willing coalition participants are actively involved in decision-making,” he said of Europe’s role. But at the same time he warns: “Russia New disinformation campaigns have already been launched in light of the preparations For their upcoming meetings with the American side.
Likewise, he accused Moscow of hiding its true intentions while continuing to attack on the ground, and wants Russia to have the same preparedness as Ukraine. He added: “This is the level of commitment that should be required from the Russian side.” We can only achieve this with the help of our partners. He said, “We remain in contact with the United States on an ongoing basis to determine the program of future meetings.”
“I have directed to continue constructive cooperation as much as possible with President Trump’s team, as well as with our European partners. Ukrainian intelligence will provide its partners with all available information The Ukrainian president concluded in his message by saying: “We are talking about Russia’s true intentions and its attempts to use diplomacy as a pretext to weaken sanctions and obstruct important European collective decisions.”