Trump's Nuclear Talks and Shift in Ukraine Policy Raise Concerns Among Allies
Trump calls for nuclear arms talks with Russia and China, while signaling major concessions in Ukraine peace negotiations, causing alarm among NATO allies.
Russia's stock market surged on Thursday following President Donald Trump's announcement that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone about ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine.
Russian stock market surges after Trump-Putin phone call
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Responsibility for this war arriving at a bad outcome rests with the Trump administration, which is nakedly transactional and, worse, either does not understand or does not care that this war is about a Russian bid to restore its imperial status.
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The selling out of Ukraine was an inevitable consequence, no doubt, of America’s decision to reëlect Trump—the car crash that we’ve been watching unfold in slow motion since the evening of November 5th.
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Hegseth’s remarks dashed some of Zelensky’s key hopes.
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We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things that are actually, hopefully much more productive.
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The Trump administration has also spoken with Zelenskyy about a deal whereby the United States would continue to provide some measures of support to Ukraine, in exchange for access to some of the country’s natural resources.
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While the U.S. and Russia hold massive stockpiles of weapons since the Cold War, Trump predicted that China would catch up in their capability to exact nuclear devastation "within five or six years."
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The Trump administration's posture thus far has appeared to cede more in Russia's favor.
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Trump scoffed when asked about the blowback later Thursday — after criticizing Zelensky in the past as the “greatest salesman on Earth” for scoring $183 billion in US aid.
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That makes very little sense just hours after Ukraine’s position was so undermined by Trump’s decision to engage with Putin directly on the terms of a possible peace deal.
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European officials have also taken a tough line in public towards Trump’s peace overture, saying any peace agreement would be impossible to implement unless they and the Ukrainians are included in negotiating it.
Zelenskyy wants plan to ‘stop Russia’ before US peace talks
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Hegseth’s lack of experience is already showing.
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Ukraine's NATO membership and return to old borders is unrealistic.
Hegseth says of Ukraine negotiations "everything is on the table"
CBS News·1M·ReliableThis source consistently reports facts with minimal bias, demonstrating high-quality journalism and accuracy.CenterThis outlet is balanced or reflects centrist views.The broad agenda was exactly what Putin has long wanted – Russia and the U.S. sitting down to talk about global issues while the rest of the world stood by.
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Zelensky is painfully aware that while his European allies are sounding much more steadfast than the Americans, the US remains the world's strongest military power.
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For European members of NATO the future suddenly looks a whole lot more uncertain.
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European leaders reacted with apparent concern to Trump’s and the Kremlin’s comments and said there can be no peace agreement without direct EU and Ukrainian involvement.
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NATO should pursue these goals as well.
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The biggest concern is that before any actual peace negotiations, Trump has already gifted Putin an advantage by starting the conversation without Ukraine.
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The talks about Ukraine are about more than Ukraine, and everybody on both sides of the Atlantic knows it.
Is Trump getting ready to cut Ukraine—and Europe—loose?
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European governments are reeling after the Trump administration signaled that it is planning face-to-face talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war without involving them, insisted that Kyiv should not join NATO, and said it’s up to Europe to protect itself and Ukraine from whatever Russia might do next.
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The problem isn’t that Trump doesn’t understand what he’s doing. It’s that he knows what he’s doing.
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Germany's defense minister criticized President Donald Trump for what he called "regrettable" concessions to Moscow, after the president unilaterally announced an immediate start to direct peace talks with President Vladimir Putin to end the Kremlin's war on Ukraine.
Germany protests 'regrettable' Trump 'concessions' to Putin on Ukraine
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NATO allies are in a state of anger, denial and despair after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth effectively declared an end to America's role as the primary guarantor of European security, particularly over Ukraine.
Hegseth's Ukraine bombshell and Trump's Putin call leave NATO reeling
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Trump speaking to Putin sent a potentially dramatic signal that Washington and Moscow could work to hammer out a deal to end fighting in Ukraine by going around that country’s government.
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While Russia has made slow gains on the battlefield in the last year, it still commands roughly the same 20% of Ukrainian land that it did 12 months ago.
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The real question is will that still be the case in 10 or 15 years.
NATO allies insist Ukraine and Europe must be part of peace talks
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Summary
As NATO defense ministers meet, President Trump's recent phone call with Putin has sparked concerns over U.S. policy shifts regarding Ukraine. Trump aims to restart nuclear arms talks with Russia and China, advocating for significant reductions in military spending among the three nations. His remarks indicate a readiness to accept Russian demands, including Ukrainian neutrality and diminished aspirations for NATO membership. Amidst these developments, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed worries about being sidelined in peace negotiations, reaffirming that any agreements must involve Kyiv. NATO allies, especially from Europe, are alarmed at the prospect of U.S. concessions affecting Ukrainian sovereignty.
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