From Trump’s ultimatum to Kiev “take it or leave it on Thursday (Thanksgiving day in the US) to the reopening of diplomatic mediation, with a summit on Sunday in neutral Switzerland between Ukraine, America and Europe. This is the latest development in the Ukraine crisis, after Zelensky’s silence and the slowness of European allies on the tycoon’s 28-point peace plan. A turning point was also confirmed by the apparent openness of the American president himself.
“The war must end at all costs,” he told reporters before leaving to play golf. But he said “no” when asked if this was his final offer to Kiev, and hinted that there may still be time and space to complete the deal. His comments came as Ukraine and Washington’s European allies said the peace plan could form the basis of negotiations but needed “further work.” A new existential challenge for Kiev and the Old Continent is currently passing through Geneva, where a large Ukrainian delegation led by Andriy Yermak will meet with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio.
ANSA Agency Plan points that sound like Kiev’s surrender – News – Ansa.it From land in Moscow to the dismemberment of soldiers. And Putin was rehabilitated (ANSA) Also present was US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who on Friday evening told the ambassadors of NATO countries after his talks in Kiev with Zelensky: “There is no perfect agreement, but it must be reached as soon as possible,” he warned them. For European countries, the national security advisers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom (E3) will participate, who will also be joined by Palazzo Chigi diplomatic adviser Fabrizio Saggio, who is leaving the G20 in Johannesburg. However, the hypothesis reported by some media about a mission of European leaders to the White House in the next few days to discuss the plan with Trump, as happened last August, cannot be considered at this time.
However, from the South Africa summit, which was abandoned by the United States, the leaders of European countries and the G7 have taken action in a joint statement, admitting that “the initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be essential for a just and lasting peace”, but warning that it represents only “a foundation that requires further work”. They also said they were “clear on the principle that borders should not be changed by force” and “concerned by proposed restrictions on Ukraine’s armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attacks.” Finally, it is worth remembering that “the implementation of elements relating to the European Union and NATO will require the consent of the respective EU and NATO members”. Criticism and skepticism of the plan also spread in the US among some Democratic and Republican senators, including Republican Roger Wicker, president of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee. If Zelensky takes his tactical step by accepting talks in Switzerland with the US, Europe still does not have a clear strategy and is studying countermeasures: the shutdown at the White House is far from being a counterplan.
ANSA Agency Ukraine, Meloni at Volenterosi meeting with EU leaders – News – Ansa.it Prime Minister: ‘Italy stands with Europe and the United States for a just peace in Ukraine’. Discussion on the sidelines of G20 work in Johannesburg. Kiev: ‘Talks with US in Switzerland on plans to end war’ (ANSA) Europe is struggling to become a political entity in this crisis, also because of internal divisions. On the one hand there are those who push a hard line by completely rejecting Trump’s plans (especially Macron, Merz and Starmer), on the other hand there are those who do not want to give up hope with the White House. Like Giorgia Meloni, who at the G20 recalled how Italy was “ready to collaborate with its European and American partners to achieve a just peace”, denouncing Russia’s “unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine”. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the G20 summit that he had made it clear to Trump in a lengthy phone call on Friday that Europe must be part of any process to end the war in Ukraine: “If Kiev loses this war and perhaps collapses, that will have an impact on European politics as a whole, on the entire European continent. And that’s why we are very committed to this issue.”
Special meeting of 27 EU members on Ukraine on Monday
European Council President Antonio Costa has invited 27 EU leaders to a special meeting on Ukraine, which will be held on Monday on the sidelines of a summit between the European Union and the African Union. He announced it on social media. “We welcome the United States’ continued efforts to bring peace to Ukraine,” he said. “The initial draft of the 28-point plan includes key elements that are essential for a just and lasting peace. We therefore believe that it is a foundation that requires further work. We are ready to commit to ensuring that future peace is sustainable.”
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