The United States intends to secure European participation in the next round of negotiations on Ukraine, Politico reports, citing US officials.
According to the publication, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will raise this issue in tripartite negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the United States, which will begin today in Abu Dhabi. The American side wants this meeting to be the last without the full participation of the Europeans.
"We need Europe at the negotiating table. Therefore, our proposal is to involve the Europeans in the discussion after this tripartite meeting," said one US official.
According to Politico, the first day of the negotiations will be devoted to security guarantees for Ukraine and possible changes in Europe's security architecture. On the second day, a discussion on territorial issues is planned.
European governments fear that Trump may agree to Putin's long-standing demands to limit NATO's influence in the region. However, American officials assure that the alliance will maintain a central role in European defense.
At the same time, Washington sees the need to fundamentally reconsider Europe's relations with Russia.
"Obviously something isn't working. We need to build something new that will work today," the American official said.