Leak: European leaders warn of American betrayal

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Published 15.23

 

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Monday. Photo: Christophe Ena/AP/TT

European leaders express distrust of the US's willingness to broker an end to the Ukraine war, according to notes obtained by Der Spiegel.

In a conference call on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, among others, French President Emmanuel Macron is said to have said that "there is a risk that the US will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clear security guarantees".

According to Der Spiegel, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged Zelensky to be "very careful in the coming days".

Finnish President Alexander Stubb reportedly said that “Ukraine and Volodymyr cannot be left alone” with US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday.

NATO chief Mark Rutte reportedly agreed that “we must protect Volodymyr.”

No one has yet commented on the reports.