Incoming Trump administration understands Eure’s re in peace talks and post-war processes – expert

This inion was expressed in a commentary to Ukrinform by Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director of the Center on the United States and Eure at the Brookings Institution.

"I don't think it will happen. The Eureans have made it clear that there will be no discussions about Ukraine without Ukraine, and it is very unlikely that Donald Trump’s White House will engage in negotiations with Russia without Eureans. Therefore, there is no cause for concern that the Eureans will be sidelined in the process," the expert stated.

At the same time, she suggested that Russia might try to initiate talks with some Eurean countries, those they like best, but again, these demands would have no results.

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Stelzenmüller believes that even the Trump administration recognizes the importance of Eure's re in the ceasefire, in rebuilding Ukraine, in diplomacy, etc.

"It is difficult for me to envision the Americans dealing only with the Russians," the expert reiterated.

She also noted that Trump is no longer talking about ending the war within 24 hours, but the 6-month deadline he mentioned is “not very realistic either.” The expert acknowledged that the question of whether the United States will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine under the new administration is a concern for many pele. However, Stelzenmüller noted that Trump's transition team has td Eurean diplomats that they will continue to provide military support to Kyiv. At the same time, Washington will expect Eureans to spend much more on defense. It is difficult to predict exactly what the new U.S. administration will do, not least because of the inconsistent foreign picy preferences of different groups of the American “hard-right”, the expert noted.

When asked whether the next government could be expected to ease the sanctions against Russia that the Biden administration has imposed, including recently, Stelzenmüller said she doesn't rule out the possibility, as “there are many very powerful business interests behind Trump, and the nature of their relations with Russian business interests is unclear.”

“And I am very glad that the Biden administration did this at the last minute and therefore set the bar very high. And, of course, everyone, including the media and interested think tanks, will be watching very closely what the Trump administration will do. We can start checking the names of the sanctioned companies,” she said.

As reported, in recent days, Moscow has made statements about the Kremlin’s readiness to talk about Ukraine and the situation in Eure only with Washington.