Trump’s proposed Russia deal raises NATO alarm as ex-commander warns Putin seeks influence over Europe
TRUMP NEGOTIATORS WITKOFF, KUSHNER MEET WITH PUTIN IN MOSCOW AS US PUSHES FOR END TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen criticized the separate European diplomatic initiatives.
Key points
- President Donald Trump's push for a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine and potentially reshape European security has raised alarm among NATO allies, with a former top alliance commander warning Fox News Digital that President Vladimir Putin has long sought to divide the world into competing spheres of influence.
- The warning came as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also appeared to reject what he called a potential "Yalta 2.0," and NATO allies debated direct outreach to Putin ahead of delegations preparing for talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov.
- "We don't want to be divided by Russia," he said before adding: "For me, it's not simple and it can be dangerous." On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that discussions on how Europe would look after the Ukraine war were already underway.
Philip Breedlove, the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, warned that Putin's ambitions extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect a broader vision for how global powers should divide influence.
"The plan is three spheres of influence whereby China controls the Far East, Russia controls Europe, and America controls the Western Hemisphere.
Additional details
- Trump have devised that there may be European partners and allies to include Ukraine that may or may not be enthralled with the proposed solution." "We have always said nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine," the expert said.
- And yet the EU, NATO and Ukraine are central and the heart of the matter that apparently is going to be discussed." Tensions also appeared to mount further after Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre held a rare 90-minute telephone conversation with Putin on Oct.
- "The two calls that recently took place between Northern leaders in the NATO alliance and Russia, I don't think that they're out of place at all," he said.
- I could even say it might involve all of Europe," Trump told reporters after meeting Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House.
- Zelenskyy also warned Friday against repeating the 1945 Yalta Conference, where Allied leaders negotiated Europe's postwar order before the Soviet Union consolidated control over Eastern Europe.
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