There is a growing fear in the EU that Trump will make a decision on Ukraine directly with Putin — El País

The European Union is concerned that US President Donald Trump may directly coordinate with Russian President Vladimir Putin the settlement of the conflict on Ukraine, removing from negotiations The EU and Kiev. This is reported by the Spanish newspaper El País, citing diplomatic sources.

The publication notes that the Republican's return to the White House has increased the fear among Europeans that he will prepare a pact with the Russian leader and push Ukraine and the EU into the background. In addition, there is growing concern in Brussels that the EU will become the sole guarantor of compliance with the future agreement.

The risk is that the United States will develop a pact that is not very profitable for Kiev, providing that Europe will finance the upcoming reconstruction of Ukraine and become the guarantor of the agreement, the source of the publication admitted. According to him, "such a scheme would be a disaster for European security, not to mention a colossal geopolitical defeat."

According to the newspaper, talks about future negotiations, as well as formulas for creating security guarantees, are gaining momentum in the leadership circles of the EU countries. According to a diplomatic source, the bet is being placed on trying to get US assistance in this matter, TASS reports.

Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had set his special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, the task of completing the Ukrainian conflict in 100 days. On January 20, Putin noted that Moscow is open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict, the most important thing is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis.