JAKARTA - A number of European leaders reportedly still do not fully trust US President Donald Trump and asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be careful in dialoging with Trump during a meeting in Florida earlier this week.
This was reported by Der Spiegel magazine on Tuesday, citing transcripts of teleconferences between Zelenskyy and European leaders before his meeting with Trump.
According to the transcript, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reminded Zelenskyy that his dialogue with Trump "should not go too far", while advising him to be careful about territorial concessions, security guarantees, and reconstruction of Ukraine.
The prime ministers of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway reportedly asked Zelenskyy to "tell them as much as possible" about the United States' promises regarding security guarantees for Ukraine.
European leaders also repeatedly stressed that all commitments must be put in writing, and reminded Zelenskyy not to make formal territorial concessions without clear security guarantees, Der Spiegel reported.
They also asked Zelenskyy to clarify Russia's position on the latest peace plan when meeting Trump.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Chancellor Merz also asked Zelenskyy to ask Trump what steps would be taken if Russia rejected the peace plan drafted by Ukraine together with its European partners and Washington in recent weeks.
Moreover, the peace plan is considered very different from the original version that became the starting point for new negotiations with Russia, according to Der Spiegel.
On Sunday (28/12), Trump received Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago, his residence in Florida.
During the meeting, Trump stated that Europe would bear the responsibility for most of the security guarantees for Ukraine, although the United States would still provide support. Zelenskyy also said that security guarantees between the US and Ukraine had been agreed "100 percent".
After the bilateral meeting, Trump and Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with European leaders.
However, before receiving Zelenskyy, Trump had a phone conversation that he called "very good and productive" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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