Bloomberg: Trump acknowledges in talks with European leaders the impossibility of unilateral concessions to Putin.

Trump acknowledges that Ukraine cannot make concessions to Putin without gaining benefits

According to Bloomberg, Donald Trump stated in conversations with European leaders that he cannot simply force Ukraine to make concessions to Vladimir Putin without receiving something in return. This information was provided by a high-ranking official informed about the content of one of these conversations. The former and next president of the USA has already begun the first rounds of telephone talks with European leaders, during which approaches to negotiations with Putin were discussed.

EU leaders discuss the possibility of supporting Ukraine if Trump refuses

During the European Union summit in Budapest, leaders are discussing the possibility of supporting Ukraine's military efforts in the event Trump stops American aid. According to Bloomberg, the main concern is that Trump may try to shift the financial burden onto Europe.

European officials are concerned about the loss of military resources

According to some European officials, the real issue is not so much finances as military resources, which mainly come from the US. America is a key supplier of powerful weapons such as F-16s and ATACMS, and also has manufacturing capacities to supply 155-mm shells, which are an important element of Ukraine's defense operations.

Orban urges EU leaders to communicate with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron to speak with Putin, otherwise, the EU will be sidelined from discussions on Ukraine's future.