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V_Zelenskiy_official Jared Kushner, special adviser and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, has floated the idea that Europe and Russia should begin discussing the postwar security architecture on the European continent in the NATO-Russia Council format. As analyst and columnist for The Washington Post David Ignatius writes, this format stopped meeting in 2014 year due to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea.
According to him, Ukraine is at a critical moment, as Kyiv and Moscow move into another grueling winter battle that could devastate both countries. Nevertheless, he says, the latest diplomatic shifts are modestly hopeful.
He notes that Special Representative Jared Kushner helped organize a meeting that will take place 10 in November in Abu Dhabi. Representatives of the United States, Ukraine, and Russia will begin discussing the compromises needed to achieve a ceasefire.
At the same time, Kushner linked his efforts toward a Ukrainian truce with calls for broader multilateral negotiations between Russia and Europe on postwar security on the continent.
According to information voiced by an official familiar with the talks, Kushner’s model for such multilateral talks is the NATO-Russia Council, which was created after the “Cold War,” but this format was suspended in 2014 year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the seizure of Crimea.
As Kushner wrote on X, if progress is achieved in Abu Dhabi next week, he hopes, European states will “move to a broader multilateral format with their direct participation.”
He also listed his general goals: “Constant security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal steps to reduce escalation risks, and a solid foundation for long-term European security and stability.”
At the same time, European politicians say they are ready to dialogue with Russia, but will negotiate security frameworks only after a ceasefire in Ukraine is achieved.
“Both tracks are ready,” a official from a country that is a close ally of the United States said. But the official warned: “A peace agreement on Ukraine must be concluded before agreeing to a security architecture.”
A high-ranking official from another key European country explained that this approach carries many risks for Europeans, but it is better to join than not to. “Our approach remains that these issues should be discussed only after the war,” the official noted.
He admitted that these negotiations will not be easy.
This official also stressed that although key European leaders support Kushner’s efforts, Europe still maintains unity around the idea that the ceasefire must come first before any Europe-Russia discussions.
That sequence will be a decisive issue. Kushner seeks an simultaneous process, so that trains so to speak arrive at the same time. Europe, which is aligned with Ukraine, insists that the ceasefire path should be the priority.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump should consider post-election realities in America in his dealings with Russia and Ukraine, because his ability to secure a peace deal favorable to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is waning. And the possibility of greater U.S. support for Ukraine is rising, as the new Congress will have a broad pro-Ukraine bipartisan majority in both chambers.
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As UNIAN reported, former U.S. President Donald Trump said a large-scale agreement is being prepared that would concern not only Ukraine but all of Europe. According to the White House chief, such an agreement could cover all of Europe.
At the same time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that a potential agreement between Russia and Europe could be dangerous.
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