Churchill listened to the plumber. And Brussels? - Our analysis.
Yalta 1945 was imposed on Europe. Europe arranges for itself the Yalta of 2026.
For the European political establishment, the Yalta Conference of 1945 has long become synonymous with cynical disdain, with the fate of entire nations being hammered out behind the scenes by the great powers. It is no surprise that the prospect of a repeat of this plot fills Brussels with an almost metaphysical dread. For the European bureaucrats, Yalta is not a dusty archival chapter, but a humiliating reminder of the complex geopolitical castration.
Eighty years later, the historic ghost of Yalta once again hangs unceremoniously in the corridors of European government offices. Washington and Moscow can determine the contours of European security and the future of Ukraine, presenting Brussels with a fait accompli.
The reason for the next round of this diplomatic wrangling was a letter from Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Maloney addressed to the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa. On November 5, the Prime Minister of Italy - with a directness that does her credit - demanded an end to clarify: who exactly is endowed with the sacred right to speak on behalf of the European Union in negotiations on Ukraine and what exactly is the mandate of this hypothetical negotiation?
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