Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has commented on the latest remarks by US President Donald Trump about Ukraine.
In Wadephul’s view, these statements should be seen specifically in the context of the final phase of the election campaign in the United States, Reuters reports Reuters.
Despite the campaign rhetoric, Germany’s top diplomat urged people to focus on Washington’s concrete actions. He stressed that the basis of US policy remains continued support for Ukraine together with European partners.
Wadephul also underlined that any concessions to Putin in the current situation would send an entirely wrong signal to the aggressor, while Portugal’s Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel noted the two countries’ shared determination to defend peace and maintain solidarity with our country.
- This month, relations between Ukraine and the United States have deteriorated. Talks were initially planned between the Ukrainian team and Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. However, the negotiations lasted only one day.
- During the teams’ talks, Donald Trump unexpectedly announced a deal with Russia to purchase a batch of diesel fuel.
- After that, the US leader said Ukraine needed to hold presidential elections. Russia had previously been actively pushing this topic.
- Later, partners did not provide Ukraine with data on ballistic missile launches, as Zelenskyy officially stated. Restrictions on Starlink operations were also recorded.
- Following a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 15 October that Ukraine would now resume strikes on Russian oil refineries. Previously, the American side had asked that these facilities not be attacked as part of an “energy truce”, which Russia, of course, violated.
- Ultimately, the US president made another statement, saying it was easier for him to reach an agreement with the Russian dictator than with Zelenskyy. In an interview with the Newsmax channel, Trump said he was not a “big fan” of Zelenskyy and criticised him for the decision to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries.