US President Trump's surprise announcement of imminent peace talks with Russia over the Ukraine war has sent shockwaves through the West. While Trump claims to seek a 'durable peace', his statement raises concerns about potential concessions from Ukraine and a weakening of Western support.
Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey speaks during a media conference after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.president stunned the West last night when he announced that he and the Russian president had “agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately” to end the Ukraine war.
He noted that Russia “remains a threat well beyond Ukraine”, adding that his message to the UK’s allies “will be that there can be no negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine and Ukraine’s voice must be at the heart of any talks”.Pointing out that the UK has just sent a new £150m military aid package to Ukraine, the cabinet minister added: “The Ukrainians are fighting bravely.
But the US president is known to be more sympathetic to Putin than most other western leaders, and has repeatedly promised to end the war as soon as possible.This has sparked fears he might pressure Ukraine to cede all of its occupied land – around 20% of its total territory – to Russia. His defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, told reporters before the Nato meeting in Brussels that the US’s efforts to negotiate a peace deal were “certainly not a betrayal” of the Ukrainians.He added that European nations have to provide the “overwhelming” share of funding for Ukraine.
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