The NATO split is deepened while Donald Trump accuses the 'coalition of willingness' guided by the UK to be weak because they trust peace on an American backstop.
While bombs and drones rained on Ukraine yesterday, Emmanuel Macron set an end of 30 days before the fighting for but without any security guarantees for KYIV.
Great -Britain and other allies gave the plan the cold shoulder, because the VK supports the Ukrainian position, namely that every end of the war must be guaranteed by an agreement that will be too scared of Russia to break.
European leaders hoped that a common policy with regard to Ukraine would arise after Sunday's historical security stop in Lancaster House in London. Yesterday reports of the French diplomatic efforts emerged.
When the plan was set to leaders during the Sunday meeting, no one offered to their support. But out of respect for French President Macron, nobody spoke to it. But the concern remains with allies about the number of troops that countries can offer as part of a stabilization power after the settlement.
Trump said after the top: “It is what I said, this guy does not want there to be peace as long as he has the support of America and Europe, in the meeting they had with Zensky, stated that they could not do the work without the US '
He added what an attack seemed to be on what he seemed to be considered as a weakness of European leaders: 'probably not a big explanation made in terms of a show in force against Russia. What do they think? '
Trump also launched a new attack on Zensky on Monday after his Ukrainian counterpart said that peace with Russia is still very, very far away. '
“This is the worst explanation that Zensky could have made, and America will not tolerate it much longer,” a furious Trump posted on his social social website.
The NATO junction is being deepened while Donald Trump accuses the 'coalition of willingness' guided by the UK to be weak because they are trusting on an American backstop for peace
The Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a meeting during a top in Lancaster House on 2 March 2025 in London, England
Yesterday in media rounds, Minister Luke Pollard warned of the armed forces that every temporary deal Russia would give the opportunity to reassign and renew, instead of encouraging Kremlin officials to think about thinking about the three-year conflict.
The French plan would have allowed to fight to continue in the front line, but would have applied for air and sea operations and attacks on civil infrastructure.
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that the limited ceasefire would allow the West to determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin acted in good faith.
It would also give an indication of whether Trump wanted to support a peace agreement on the conditions of Europe instead of that of Russia.
During Sunday's top, Sir Keir Starmer also unveiled a four -point plan to work with Ukraine to end the war and to defend the country against Russia.
The Prime Minister's plan would use the European States Tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine without American troops next to them. But there would be our air coverage and security guarantees as part of an American 'backstop' to deter Putin, who criticized Trump.
Doubts remained about which states would offer soldiers to serve in addition to British and French soldiers. Sir Keir has called for a “coalition of the willingness” to send peace troops to Ukraine, but only “one or two others” are apparently on board.
No coalition could be a NATO company, because two Member States, Slovakia and Hungary, would vote to block any efforts of soldiers from the Alliance to Ukraine. This is due to their close relationship with Russia.
In the front row, from left to right: President of Finland Alexander Stubb, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zenskyy and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Middle row from the left: Spain PM Pedro Sánchez, Denmark's Premier Mette Frederiksen, EU committee President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President Antonio Costa, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and interim president Iliie Bolojan. Rear row from the left: NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte, Nederland PM Dick Schoof, Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson. Chancellor van Germany, Olaf Scholz, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr store, Czech Republic of Petr Petr Fiala, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Hakan of Turkey.
The Baltic situations of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are expected to contribute, despite the small size of their armies.
It was also rumor that Italy was involved, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday that “we will not send Italian soldiers to Ukraine.”
Meloni said about the British-French plan: 'I expressed several doubts about the Franco-British proposal while I thanked my colleagues. It is very complex to implement, I am not convinced of its effectiveness.
'This is why […] We said that we will not send Italian soldiers to Ukraine, but it is certainly a moment when all those who make proposals make something useful in the attempt to find a solution. '
She is more likely to clash with French President Emmanuel Macron about the issue of European troop deployment in Ukraine.
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said: “Everything is on the table,” while Poland has declared themselves from sending soldiers because his borders with Ukraine and the ally of Russia means that it must concentrate on his own safety issues.
Spain has said that it is 'too early to talk about the deployment of troops', while the situation of Germany is complicated by the transition between governments after last month's elections. Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz ended to send troops earlier.
But his expected successor Friedrich Merz, who has not yet been sworn, can reverse that policy.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets Minister Keir Starmer in Downing Street, in London, Great -Britain, 2 March 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (C), French President Emmanuel Macron (CL) and the Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zelensky (CR) Wonen a meeting with European leaders at a top on Ukraine in Lancaster House in London, Great Britain, March 2, 2025
NATO Chief Mark Rutte on Sunday evening pointed out to the promises of more European countries to “induce defense expenditure” while he insisted that Washington is committed to the Transatlantic Alliance.
Macron suggested that European countries should increase their defense expenditure to between 3.0 and 3.5 percent of GDP to respond to the shifting priorities of Washington and the militarization of Russia.
Last week Sir Keir announced that the UK would increase its defense expenditure to 2.5 percent of GDP, which reduces the auxiliary budget, with plans to increase military expenses to three percent shortly thereafter.
