Drama, chaos and hopelessness: They are done

According to the Daily Mail, European leaders are in chaos due to the peace plan of US President Donald Trump, because they fear that the US will withdraw its military support to the continent and leave the Baltic states to the Russian president.

Starmer called on the US to provide "backstops" to any deal on Ukraine, and European leaders appear to be panicking at the prospect of confronting Vladimir Putin without the might of the US military, the British newspaper added.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz left the crisis summit in Paris "a bit annoyed", branding Starmer's calls for troops to be sent to Ukraine as "highly inappropriate".

Thus, it is further assessed, cracks have already formed in the "unified Europe" which aspires to become a united power, because Poland, Spain and Italy have joined Germany in raising doubts about the British Prime Minister's proposal.

Scholz said calls for peacekeeping troops were "premature," adding: "I'm even a little irritated by these debates, I want to say that quite frankly."

"The conversation is about the head of Ukraine, about the outcome of the peace negotiations that were not held and to which Ukraine did not agree...", the German chancellor added.

Rutte: Europe is ready

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Europe is ready to take the initiative in providing security guarantees to Ukraine.

"Europe is ready and wants to take a step forward, to take the initiative in providing security guarantees for Ukraine," Rutte said, as Figaro reported.

 

100.000?

The numbers of the multinational border control force involved have yet to be released, but the former head of the British army, Lord Dannatt, previously estimated that around 100,000 troops would be needed.

Starmer insists that any peace agreement must come with an American guarantee, because it is "the only way to effectively deter Russia" from a new attack.

He will travel to Washington next week to meet with US President Donald Trump and has promised to discuss "key elements" of the deal.

Meanwhile, Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his tour of Europe.

During a visit to Poland at the weekend, he warned that US military support to the continent may not last "forever".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was also on the receiving end of his statements, to whom Hegseth told that it was "unrealistic" to think that Ukraine could regain its borders before 2014 - which means that Russia will retain part of the territory it has occupied.

European officials believe Trump is likely to withdraw troops from the Baltics, leaving the continent vulnerable to Russia, the FT reported.

That would make Europe vulnerable to a potential Russian invasion.