Leaders worked hard to get President Volodymyr Zelensky back in the good graces of President Trump, no matter how humiliating, and to shift the onus to Russia.
Líderes europeos visitaron Kiev para conmemorar el tercer aniversario de la guerra. La muestra de solidaridad del lunes en Ucrania llega en un momento crucial para el continente.
Friedrich Merz, whose conservative party is ahead in polls before Sunday’s election, sees an “epochal rupture” with a United States that is more aligned with Russia.
La reunión formaba parte de una oleada de diplomacia que se espera se centre en Ucrania esta semana, mientras los funcionarios de Trump se preparan para iniciar conversaciones con Rusia por su cuenta.
The hastily called gathering was part of a flurry of diplomacy expected to center on Ukraine this week as Trump officials prepare to start talks with Russia on their own.
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told allies, including NATO officials, that a durable peace could only come “with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.”
Deterring Russia from re-invading Ukraine, once this war ends, could require 150,000 troops and American help with air cover, intelligence and missile defense, experts say.