EU leaders appeal to Trump to defend Europe’s security interests at his war summit with Putin
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EU Leaders Call on Trump to Let Ukraine Decide Its Future
Above: E.U. flags fly in front of the European Commission building in Brussels, Belgium. Image copyright: Alicia Windzio/picture alliance/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
While President Trump's efforts to find peace in Ukraine are appreciated, that deal cannot be made without Ukraine's participation and it must respect the tenets of international law, including that international borders cannot be redrawn by force.
Pro-Trump narrative
There's no way around it. Russia and Ukraine are going to have engage in land swaps to pull this peace deal off. Some of the ramifications will be both good and bad for both Russia and Ukraine. However, we'll have to find a deal that's most acceptable to both sides, including returning some land back to Ukraine. The country has lost some prime real estate during the fighting.
Pro-Ukraine narrative
Military and intelligence reports indicate that rather than preparing for a ceasefire, Putin is in fact preparing to launch new offensive operations into Ukrainian territory and continue the bloodshed. Putin aims to get a diplomatic score by securing a meeting with Trump but will then continue as before with the fighting. He is not to be trusted.
Pro-Russia narrative
With a meeting between Putin and Trump now confirmed, Russia's position will remain unchanged from what it has always been: that for Russia's security, Ukraine must be a neutral, non-aligned and nuclear-weapon-free country and must not deploy foreign weapons on its territory. Ukraine also needs to guarantee the rights of Russian speakers in the country while accepting Russia's sovereignty of Crimea, Donbas and Novorossiya.
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