Financial Times: Trump is likely to surrender Ukraine

According to Isna, the war in Ukraine will soon enter its third year in February 2025, and there is still no prospect for peace in this war-torn European country, but still some in the world are waiting for the solution of Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States, to end the war in Ukraine. Because one of his election promises was to end this war.

Referring to Trump’s possible plan for Ukraine, the “Financial Times” newspaper speculates: “The US president may decide to abandon Ukraine and end the war by letting Russia win.”

This English media continues: “Ukrainian authorities believe in the view that the United States will not abandon them because such an action will show the weakness of the United States to the rest of the world.” However, the appointments of people in the new Trump administration indicate that he probably does not intend to give up on reaching a negotiated solution, imposing unfavorable conditions against Kiev, not supporting the US and placing the bulk of the effort on the shoulders of Europe. »

Ukraine and Europe are weakened

“Nothing should be decided without the presence of Ukrainians in Ukraine and without the presence of Europeans in Europe,” French President Emmanuel Macron said recently after meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Paris.

“Timothy Garton Ash”, a British historian and writer, says that the situation in Europe is in trouble and writes: “The only people who can save Ukraine are the Europeans. “Until Europe somehow manages to overcome this challenge, not only Ukraine but the entire continent of Europe will be weakened and fragmented.”

The Financial Times also writes in relation to greater cooperation between Europe and the United States and military spending: “The Europeans should prepare and plan more financial and military aid to ensure the security of Ukraine.”

Russian historian Sergei Radchenko argues: “Trump, with his determination to end the war, may soon conclude that Putin has a different agenda and goal.” A hypothetical ceasefire agreement would likely include Ukraine’s neutrality in exchange for security guarantees, de facto control of Ukrainian territories controlled by Russia, and restrictions on Ukraine’s military capabilities.

The Financial Times writes in the end about security guarantees to Ukraine after the end of the war: “The most difficult issue after the end of the war is the security guarantees for Ukraine. “Ukraine’s membership in NATO is the most obvious and cheapest possible option, but this would be unacceptable to Putin, and Trump’s agreement with it is not very likely.”

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