US demands Europe sets out arms and troops support for postwar Ukraine

The United States has asked European capitals to provide detailed proposals about their weapons, peacekeepers and security measures to provide Ukraine as part of any security guarantee to end the war with Russia.

The request was sent to the capital this week, four Western officers were briefed in the document FT. It came when European leaders claimed to be part of Trump’s discussion with Vladimir Putin that he announced on Wednesday.

“This [document] The way we are involved is the way to make sure we are, ”an officer said.

Washington wants the question paper sent to the governments by the State Department of the United States, to give Europe’s will to protect Kiev after a peace settlement, and prices are willing to pay in exchange for being involved in discussions with Europe Moscow.

Officials said the State Department had a detailed request to the military hardware that the number of Troops brigade, which would be able to supply European capitals and will be ready to deploy, said.

A US official said, “The only one raises a number of common questions,” adds a “specific proposal or idea” to what the Europe -led security system may look like.

The request came before Trump’s Ambassador to the Ukraine, Kelog, who began the next week in Brussels.

This week, Kelog was not listed as part of a four -member US team this week to think about how much he was involved in Trump’s efforts.

US officials say Kelog and others are providing an alternative to Trump, the final decision -maker.

Kelog said at the Munich Protection Conference on Saturday that discussions were “a two-track process”.

“[US Middle East envoy Stephen Witkoff] There are Russian lanes. I have Ukrainian and European lanes, “he said.

Asked if the impact of the kelog was decreasing, the US official said his schedule was “speaks for himself”.

“As the White House spokesperson said, he was not only part of the party, his diplomacy in Munich, the upcoming critical journey in Brussels early next week, such as Zelnsky personally, spoke on his behalf in his top role in his top role,” it is working under the President. ” US officials say.

The United States has indicated that it is ready to adjust Putin’s main claims in cold water ing to join Ukraine’s NATO and to re -claim the region occupied by Russia.

On Saturday, Kelog said that he did not think Europeans would “be on the table” during peace talks, but he was talking to the European capitals to ensure that their opinion was taken into consideration.

A senior Western official said that Calog’s focus on what could do to guarantee Ukraine’s protection, instead, was much more interested in dealing with Russia than what could get it out of Kiev.

According to the three Russian people familiar with the discussion, the focus on the Kremlin’s statistics said it was partially removed by Trump’s better line and better command of Kelog, a short -led Kelog.

US officials say Kellog has been Trump’s nearest national security adviser for almost a decade and their relationship is “well known in Washington”.

They say that Russia thinks like other conversations like Witkoff, who was released from an American teacher this week, and National Protection Advisor Mike Waltz’s Trump has a better command and a better command of the short command.

“If he was an ambassador, he should probably have to contact Russia and Ukraine briefly, appoint experts in both countries,” said a former senior Kremlin official. “Witcoof was a snapier than that.”

Another, who was involved in the Russian campaign in the west, said that Moscow Kellog’s role was largely seen as formal.

“Serious discussions, as you know, are with Moscow and you need a serious guy for that,” the person said. Caloges are “talking to Ukrainians, talking to Europeans, going on TV”.

Any progress in the discussion will depend on more direct communication between Trump and Putin, the person has added.

“Trump’s method is to send someone who is sometime and then become serious later. The only problem is Vladimir Putin, who is a specialist from his level as an expert in human relations.

Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the negotiators’ line -up was an internal issue in the United States. “Presidents expressed a political desire to create conversations and hiring someone a predecessor of the US President.”

Continuous discussions with Celog’s Ukraine and Europe suggest that he can still play an important role in the peace process, two Western officials and former senior Russian officials.

“Kelloga is still involved,” said the first Western officer. “Something [European] The capital is not taking him seriously, and I think this is the wrong approach. “

Former senior Russian official said that Trump “forgot” while naming his negotiators about Kelog about, but later sent him to Europe “corrected himself”. “Perhaps there will still be some use for him.”