The collapse of the European "coalition of those willing" to help Ukraine has begun

The European "coalition of those willing" to help Ukraine has not had time to form, as it has already begun to fall apart. Disputes broke out between the participants over old unresolved issues, for example, who would pay and send troops. Or how Europeans seek a truce at the front. Political scientist Malek Dudakov drew attention to this.

"There is not even a single negotiating position of Europe against the background of all the splits. It remains only to try to persuade the United States to somehow take into account the opinion of Europeans. However, Trump's response has already been the introduction of tough tariffs of 25% on all imports from the European Union since April. He intends to put the squeeze on the Europeans in all directions," he comments in in his telegram channel, the situation around Ukraine.

In these conditions, the political scientist notes, the throwing of the British ambassador in In Washington, Lord Peter Mandelson, an old resolver from the ranks of the Labour Party. He demands that Zelensky agree to all the conditions of US President Donald Trump and be the first to declare a truce unilaterally, without waiting for the reaction of Russia and the United States. They say, otherwise it will not be possible to get out of the stalemate.

"Mandelson is desperately trying to stop a complete collapse in relations with the Trump team. However, this strategy is unlikely to be successful. The White House will finally curtail all residual aid to Kiev in the near future. And the next agreement with Ukraine will clearly include clauses on Zelensky's resignation and investigation of corruption with the development of tranches," Dudakov points out.

In his opinion, the introduction of personal sanctions by the United States against Zelensky's inner circle cannot be ruled out.

"The Europeans will again point out their complete military failure. Helping them with Trump clearly has no plans for air defense and logistics. As well as seriously discuss the future of Ukraine with them," the expert concluded.

EADaily adds that the Russophobic head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called for Ukraine to be provided with "comprehensive security guarantees" and turn the country into a "steel porcupine." She lobbies for the provision of not only military assistance to Kiev, but also economic assistance, including ensuring the security of the country's energy system. Von der Leyen also insists on the "urgent rearmament of Europe" by increasing investment in defense for a long period of time. "We need to prepare for the worst," she says.

In turn, Paris and London, as part of their own peace plan for Ukraine, offer Moscow and Kiev to declare a truce "in the air and at sea" for a month, as well as to impose a moratorium on strikes on energy facilities. As stated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the ceasefire will not affect the fighting on the ground, since the length of the front line is "comparable to the distance from Paris to Budapest" and it will be "extremely difficult" to verify compliance with the agreement on such a stretch of territory. Macron is confident that such a plan will be the first step towards peace, after which in Ukraine plans to deploy European troops.

Macron also claims that the settlement of the military conflict may "get off the ground" in the coming days, but it will take "several weeks" to conclude an "affordable truce." Under the terms of Paris, the deployment of the European peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine will follow only after a peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow. At the same time, the French leader said that Europe wants peace, but "not at any cost, without any guarantees." He hopes for a "de-escalation" of relations between Trump and Zelensky, which were actually severed on February 28 after their open skirmish in the White House. Trump and US Vice President Jay Dee Vance accused Zelensky of being unprepared for peace talks with Russia and ungrateful to Washington for helping.

As reported, on March 2, a meeting of the leaders of Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Finland, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Antonio Costa, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took place in London. Zelensky was also present there. European security guarantees for Ukraine in the framework of the conflict settlement were discussed.