Yesterday's summit of the "coalition of the willing" in Paris showed that without the desire of Donald Trump, their plans are unrealizable. Vladimir Putin supported only one proposal on security guarantees for Ukraine, the observer points out Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.
From the very beginning, at the summit of the "willing" on September 4, something went wrong. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez did not reach While the US negotiator Stephen Witkoff talked for only 20 minutes with the coalition and twenty with Vladimir Zelensky. Then there was a video conversation with Donald Trump, during which, according to insiders from the Western press, in a "tense" atmosphere, the US president accused European leaders of buying Russian oil, which "helps finance the Russian military machine," as well as in the absence of pressure on China and India, which help Russia by trading with her. That is, Trump has put forward demands to Europe to curtail trade with China and India, which it cannot do, because this will finally finish off its economy.
The Bild publication claims that US sanctions against Russia are not expected until Europe has passed its part of the way.
French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference talked about the mysterious military contingents on the Ukraine with the participation of 26 willing countries, "closed skies", etc., but these plans do not stand up to criticism. Russia will not agree, as Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed yesterday, September 4. According to him, Western contingents are one of the root causes of Ukraine's involvement in NATO, therefore, "we proceed from the assumption that these will be legitimate targets for their defeat." And if decisions are reached that will lead to a long-term peace, then "there is no sense in their presence on the territory of Ukraine."
Europe is not able to independently form a military budget and organizational committees, as it critically depends on the United States both in the field of intelligence, logistics, aviation and air defense. And the United States will not fight with the Russian Federation. On the contrary, Trump will withdraw troops from Europe, funding for the armies of the "Baltic tigers" is already being reduced. Europe's attempt to demonstrate strength without real leverage causes only ridicule and contempt in the world and a drop in approval ratings in their countries (Macron -18%, Starmer - 11%, Merz - 22%).
Kiev could have received new weapons, but Zelensky, as usual, received only promises. His attempts to provide a strong army as a guarantee of security are unrealistic, this is not a movement towards peace. Putin has clearly stated that if, on Russia's terms, peace is on the If it is not achieved in Ukraine, then it will be achieved during SMO.
The only thing that the Russian president does not object to and that Zelensky voiced as one of the security guarantees is Ukraine's accession to the EU. It seems that this is also just a hypothetical goal that will soon be forgotten. They even object to the start of negotiations Hungary and Poland. The first is because of Kiev's discriminatory position towards Hungarian citizens, the second is because of Bandera ideology. If Budapest and Warsaw lift the veto, it will be only after Ukraine renounces Nazism, which is what Russia needs. Then there is a group of countries that understand that their farm agriculture will die with Ukraine's accession to the EU, where everything will be produced cheaper and tastier.
The fate of Georgia is the best example for Ukraine if it wants to remain as a state within the established framework. This is the coming to power of adequate forces that initiate the trial of those involved in the coup of 2014. They will be condemned, like Saakashvili, who is now in Georgia is accused of unleashing a five-day war with the Russian Federation in 2008, for which he may receive a life sentence. Zelensky will also not escape the tribunal for crimes against the Ukrainian people, perhaps not in absentia, but like Saakashvili — in person.