The US and Russia are scheduled to hold an emergency summit in Saudi Arabia over the Russian Crane War.
President Donald Trump’s Ukrainian envoy would not be included in Ukraine’s peace talks, after sending a survey on February 15 to the European capital asking what Kyiv’s security guarantee could offer, according to the European capital. He said he had sent a survey to the capital of the country.
On February 16, the French government held a summit of European leaders on February 17, retiring Lieutenant General Keis Kellogg, a special envoy for Trump in Ukraine and Russia, and the Russian Crane War and Europe. He said they will discuss security. Following years of war with Russia, include Europe in negotiations on Ukraine’s future.
French President Emmanuel Macron “convenes major European countries to discuss European security,” French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barlot told France Inter Radio. Barot described the meeting as a working session, emphasizing that it should not be “overdramatized.”
The French presidency has not yet announced a meeting.
Macron has at least invited the UK. Germany; Poland; Italy; Denmark, representing the Baltic and Scandinavian countries. Leader of the European Union. According to six European diplomats, NATO Secretary General. They aim to discuss what immediate support can be given to Ukraine, and the role that Europe can play in providing both Kiev and Europe as a whole. He said.
Last week, Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin before consulting with European or Ukrainian leaders, saying peace talks had begun.
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The Trump administration is pushing the US to play a major role in regional security assurances as it prioritizes border security and counters China’s political and military influence.
At the Global Security Conference in Munich, Kellogg said the US will serve as an intermediary for talks between Ukraine and Russia.
“I’m a realism school (from),” Kellogg said. About Europe sitting at a table during negotiations. “I don’t think that will happen.”
Kellogg attempted to reassure Europeans, saying that it did not mean that their “interests will not be considered, used or developed.”
Some European leaders have pushed back to being sidelined for consultation.
“There is no way to discuss or negotiate Ukraine without Europeans about Ukraine, the future of Ukraine or the European security structure,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb told reporters in Munich.
“But this means that Europe needs to put together its actions. Europe needs to talk less and do more.”
A survey sent by Kellogg to Europeans “forces Europeans to think,” Stubb said.
NATO Secretary General Mark Latte urged Europeans to become involved.
“And for my European friends, I don’t complain that you might be at the table, but by coming up with concrete suggestions, ideas, ramp-up spending. , get caught up in the debate,” he said.
Kellogg said territorial concessions from Russia and how to target its oil revenues could be discussed in consultations to end the war in Ukraine.
“Russia is truly Petro,” he said, adding that the West needs to do more to properly enforce sanctions against Russia.
According to Rep. Michael McCol (R-Texas), US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days for ongoing peace negotiations. After meeting with US Vice President of Germany JD Vance on February 14, Ukrainian President Voldodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country has not been invited to talks in Saudi Arabia and Kyiv has made a strategic partner before working with Russia. He said he would consult with him.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz, and White House Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov will travel to Saudi Arabia, McCor said.
The talks aim to arrange a meeting between Trump, Putin and Zelensky, and “finally brings peace and ends this conflict,” he said.
Reuters contributed to this report.
