Trump offers Europe to leave Ukraine and Russia alone - Bild

To spread: after talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump called the EU leaders and in fact announced a dramatic change in his position on the war in Ukraine. About it writes Bild with reference to its sources. According to sources of publication in the German government, Trump has refused Putin's demand for a 30-day truce and no longer plans to impose new sanctions against Russia, despite previous promises to European partners.

According to the sources, Trump's statement that "Russia and Ukraine will now be looking for a solution on their own," caused a shock among the participants of the conversation - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President of France Emmanuel Macron, the head of the European Commission Ursula Fon Der Liaen, Prime Minister of Ukraine.

One of the interlocutors Bild said that after the words of Trump, "everyone was breathing", and none of the participants dreamed of asking directly whether the US final refusal to support Ukraine. The German government is concerned: Berlin is increasingly taking the risk that Washington can be completely distant from the war and relieve sanction pressure from Moscow.