Europa legt Bedingungen für Frieden in der Ukraine fest, während die USA Sicherheitsgarantien vereinbaren

European leaders have set conditions for peace in Ukraine following a meeting in Berlin.

Any deal with Russia will have to allow Kyiv to maintain its armed forces at 800,000 troops, involve a European-led multinational force operating inside Ukraine, and support the country joining the EU.

Meanwhile, US officials have reportedly offered unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine.

Leaders from 10 countries and the EU attended the Berlin meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday night, including Sir Keir Starmer, who earlier told MPs the UK “cannot let up” its efforts to bring about peace.

In a joint statement, Sir Keir and other leaders said they and the US had “committed to work together to provide robust security guarantees” and economic support “in the context” of a peace deal.

And they set out six commitments to be included in any deal, including the size of Ukraine’s armed forces and the involvement of Europe and the US.

A limit of 800,000 personnel is a significant increase on an earlier draft of the US-backed plan, which had suggested 600,000, and according to President Zelensky, is only slightly below the current size of the Ukrainian military.

The conditions also included a role for the “multinational force Ukraine” currently being developed by the “coalition of the willing” led by Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron, along with a US-backed ceasefire monitoring mechanism and a binding commitment to come to Ukraine’s aid if Russia attacks again.

Other conditions included an agreement to invest in Ukraine’s economic future, “taking into account” the need for Russia to provide compensation, and strong support for Kyiv’s accession to the EU.

>The conditions include Ukraine retaining all its land […]

Now, this is very important.

The US is not accountable to their own people at home. They care even less about Ukrainians and Europeans.