Ukraine’s demilitarization

“We Europeans will not allow that. Nor will we allow anyone to agree on the demilitarization of Ukraine, ” he said

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg said that European members would not be physically present at the negotiating table.

According to him, there is now a two-track approach to the peace talks: US representatives interacting separately with Russia and separately with Ukraine along with allies. At the same time, Kellogg made it clear that Europe’s interests would be taken into account.

Aghast the above prospect German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the European Union must take part in the negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict and make sure that nobody agrees to Ukraine’s demilitarization, Scholz rejected the possibility of exclusive US-Russian agreements on Ukraine. “We Europeans will not allow that.

Nor will we allow anyone to agree on the demilitarization of Ukraine, ” he said during an election debate. At the same time, the German chancellor reiterated that Ukraine needs a strong army.”

It cannot be done without us. Of course, we have something to say, ” Scholz said, reacting to the US statement that Europe would not be physically present at the table to negotiate a settlement to the conflict.

At the same time, Scholz emphasized that Europeans have the right to vote. Security guarantees without Europe’s participation “will not happen, ” he said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously listed the conditions for resolving the conflict, including the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Donbass and Novorossiya, Kiev’s refusal to join NATO, the removal of all Western sanctions against Moscow, and the establishment of Ukraine’s non-aligned and nuclear-free status.

The Western media are increasingly suggesting that a Ukrainian settlement will be discussed bilaterally between the leaders of Russia and the United States, excluding Europe and formally involving Kiev.