The Ukraine advance of US President Donald Trump is a “humiliation of Europe with an announcement” from the point of view of the FDP defense politician Marie-Fares Strack-Zimmermann. There was nothing wrong with Talks about Trump’s talks about the end of the war in Ukraine, said the FDP politician. “However, it should be obtained that Ukraine was not informed about it and also not Europe. Obviously, he wants to negotiate about Ukraine without their presence and without the presence of the Europeans.”
Trump had phoned Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and agreed immediate negotiations on the end of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. At the same time, his government first presented how she imagined a deal. This is how Ukraine should give up its striving for NATO accession. A return to the Ukrainian borders before 2014 is unrealistic from a US perspective. In addition, US soldiers will not be part of a possible peace force, the Americans made it clear.
Donald Trump and the receipt for failed times
Europe has wasted the time since Trump’s first term, criticized Strack-Zimmermann, which is the chair of the Committee on Security and Defense of the European Parliament. “In Germany, too, Germany has also failed to implement a real turning point under the leadership of Olaf Scholz. Now we are getting the receipt for it.”
The new Chancellor must deliver. “Germany has to take the lead. Europe has to defend itself in the future,” said Strack-Zimmermann.
In her view, the most important and credible security guarantee would be a perspective membership in NATO for Ukraine. “Europe has to think about building a European military presence in Ukraine as part of a security guarantee and, if necessary, under an EU mandate,” said the FDP politician.
