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Blindsided Europeans warned Thursday that a "dirty deal" between US President Donald Trump and Moscow on ending the Ukraine war was doomed to fail -- insisting they and Kyiv must have a seat at the negotiating table.

Meeting NATO partners the day after Trump revealed he had agreed to start peace talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth denied it meant a betrayal of Kyiv's three-year war effort.

But Trump's move stunned European allies -- several of whom openly called his strategy into question.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected any "dictated peace" and his defence minister called it "regrettable" that Washington was already making "concessions" to the Kremlin.

In a blunt address to reporters at NATO talks in Brussels, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas insisted that no deal "behind our backs" could work, as she accused Washington of "appeasement" towards Russia.

"We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started because it plays to Russia's court and it is what they want," she said.

"Any quick fix is a dirty deal," she said. "It will just simply not work."

  • 'No betrayal' -

After a 90-minute phone call with Putin, his first since returning to power, Trump said he expected to meet the Russian leader in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks -- sparking fears Kyiv would be frozen out.

That came after his administration poured cold water on Ukraine's goals of reclaiming all its territory and pushing to join NATO's protective umbrella.

"There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace," Hegseth said at NATO.

"That will require both sides recognising things they don't want to," added the US Defense Secretary. . .

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>Blindsided Europeans warned Thursday that a "dirty deal" between US President Donald Trump and Moscow on ending the Ukraine war was doomed to fail -- insisting they and Kyiv must have a seat at the negotiating table. >Meeting NATO partners the day after Trump revealed he had agreed to start peace talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth denied it meant a betrayal of Kyiv's three-year war effort. >But Trump's move stunned European allies -- several of whom openly called his strategy into question. >German Chancellor Olaf Scholz rejected any "dictated peace" and his defence minister called it "regrettable" that Washington was already making "concessions" to the Kremlin. >In a blunt address to reporters at NATO talks in Brussels, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas insisted that no deal "behind our backs" could work, as she accused Washington of "appeasement" towards Russia. >"We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started because it plays to Russia's court and it is what they want," she said. >"Any quick fix is a dirty deal," she said. "It will just simply not work." > - 'No betrayal' - >After a 90-minute phone call with Putin, his first since returning to power, Trump said he expected to meet the Russian leader in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks -- sparking fears Kyiv would be frozen out. >That came after his administration poured cold water on Ukraine's goals of reclaiming all its territory and pushing to join NATO's protective umbrella. >"There is no betrayal there. There is a recognition that the whole world and the United States is invested and interested in peace," Hegseth said at NATO. >"That will require both sides recognising things they don't want to," added the US Defense Secretary. . . [Archive](https://archive.today/AS1jw)
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Lol they think they matter.