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According to civil servants, Emmanuel Macron welcomed the “turning point” in trying to shake Donald Trump, but failed to keep the US president’s promise to support the deployment of European troops to interfere with Russia in the post -war settlement.
The French President, who visited the White House on Monday, will be able to further enhance the US’s specific guarantee in Washington on Thursday.
After meeting with Trump, Macron said, “There are Europeans who are ready to provide this security guarantee.” “There is a clear US message that the United States is ready to provide solidarity for the approach as an ally. It is a turning point of my view. ”
Starmer has proposed to announce to Trump on Thursday with Macron and other European leaders. On Thursday, including the potential arrangement of “relief” dependent on air force and the United States supported. French officials said that French and British leaders adjusted the message on Sunday, French officials said.
Paris, London, and other European capitals said it will hold a lot of postwar security in Ukraine. But considering the limited ability, they demanded military protection for US logistics and information support and ultimately Macron and Starmer’s mission described as “backstops” in the United States.
Macron, who spoke at a press conference at the White House, said Trump agreed to play such a role.
At the beginning of that day, when Trump asked if the European army would apply to us, “We will have some kind of support. Obviously, European countries will participate. ” But the US president added that European countries did not believe that much support is required because Russia believed that it had adhered to a contract.
A French official said, given that the discussion is in the preliminary stage, Ukraine said that there is no decisive agreement. But the official added:
Surprisingly, Trump announced that President Vladimir Putin announced that he would accept the existence of the European army in Ukraine, but Russian leaders did not speak so openly. Trump said, “I asked him specifically and there was no problem with the question. On Tuesday, Kremlin denied such concessions.
The White House visit to European leaders is feared in Europe that Trump will sign a ceasefire with Putin, who prefers Russia. On Monday, Ukraine’s third anniversary of the full invasion refused to describe Moscow as an attacker with Russia on the United Nations.
A French official said that many discussions between Trump and Macron are about how Russia adheres to the ceasefire and avoids repeating 2015-16. Fight in eastern Ukraine.
The European capitals are also concerned that they and Ukraine’s VolodyMyr Zelenskyy is excluded from negotiations on the end of war between Russia and the United States. Trump described Zelenskyy as “dictatorship”, but not Putin.
Macron walked a fine line while visiting the White House by avoiding criticism of Trump, breaking jokes and treating the president as a farewell.
Macron, however, also confirmed Trump before journalists, and refuted Trump’s false claim that the United States provided or loans to Ukraine than Europe.
Michel Duclos, a former diplomat and expert at Paris Institute Montaigne, said, “I think that the Macron’s strategy was successful in that Trump was not angry to sell a comprehensive peace contract that the United States supported. “He has made progress on the front, even if Trump remains very vague.”
Private European diplomats were very grateful for Macron’s performance, but some of them were eager to believe that Trump was actually more suitable than in case.
“He played well. I was polite and friendly, but I challenged the wrong story of the Ukrainian fund. ”
Macron said, “It is the second to express that it can be more open to Trump’s idea of Ukraine. [him]”.”.
Estonia’s president, Alar Karis, told the Financial Times, according to the European military idea, “Some countries are ready and some countries are not.” He added: “The Atlantic Bonds are important to Europe.”
Additional report from George Parker in London
