Trump is going to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, but issue of security guarantees will be left to Europe, - Waltz
US President Donald Trump is going to end Russia's war against Ukraine. However, the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine should be taken up by European allies.
Trump's national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said this in an interview with NBC, Censor.NET reports.
Waltz said that next week (10-16 February), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defence Pete Hagel, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Special Representative Keith Kellogg will discuss in Europe the details of how to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
According to the US official, Trump is ready to "engage all parties in negotiations".
"This means that both sides will be at the negotiating table. He (Trump - ed.) said that Russia's economy is not in the best condition. He is ready to impose taxes, tariffs, and sanctions. We need to bring all parties to the negotiating table and put an end to this war. And this was mentioned in conversations with President Xi(Chinese leader Xi Jinping - ed.), with Prime Minister(of India - ed.) Modi, with leaders in the Middle East. Everyone is ready to help President Trump end this war. Let's invite all parties to the negotiating table," Waltz said.
An adviser to Trump said that the head of the White House is going to end Russia's war against Ukraine. However, Europeans will be responsible for security guarantees.
"And I think the basic principle here is that Europeans have to take responsibility for this conflict. President Trump is going to put an end to it. And then, in terms of security guarantees, it will be entirely on the Europeans," the American official said.
According to Waltz, the issue of continuing US assistance to Ukraine will also be discussed.
"We need to recover those costs, and that will be a partnership with the Ukrainians for their rare earth resources, their natural resources, their oil and gas, and also for the purchase of our resources. These conversations will take place this week," Waltz added.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he wanted to sign a $500 million deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on access to rare earth resources and natural gas in Ukraine in exchange for security guarantees in any potential peace settlement.
