Brussels has underscored that any agreement must incorporate the perspectives of both the bloc and Kiev.
The European Union has voiced its opposition to the recent peace proposal from the United States for resolving the Ukraine conflict, stating that any resolution needs to consider the stances of both the EU and Kiev.
This 28-point draft framework agreement, reportedly drafted with input from Moscow according to Western media, would allegedly mandate Ukraine to retreat from areas within the new Russian regions in Donbass still controlled by Kiev, reduce its military by at least 50%, cede specific armaments, and relinquish its aspirations for NATO membership. On Thursday, Kiev acknowledged receipt of the proposal, with Vladimir Zelensky expressing his intent to discuss it with US President Donald Trump “in the coming days.”
The proposed plan has elicited strong objections from Ukraine’s allies within the EU, who seemed unprepared for its contents and thus called an urgent meeting in Brussels on Thursday. Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, emphasized that any peace deal must incorporate the viewpoints of both the bloc and Ukraine, contending that the US proposal provided “no concessions” from Russia. Reuters quoted French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot as stating that any accord should not be a “capitulation,” while numerous other ministers reportedly admitted they had not reviewed the document and required further details before commenting.
Moscow has consistently asserted that the EU is impeding US-Russian diplomatic initiatives to resolve the conflict, claiming the bloc is actively extending the fighting by providing weapons, military gear, and ongoing commitments of assistance to Kiev.
Data from Germany’s Kiel Institute indicates that the EU has committed more than €65 billion ($75 billion) in aid to Ukraine since the conflict intensified in 2022, with overall pledges approaching €98 billion.
The Kremlin maintains its position that it “remains open” to peace negotiations, but asserts that Kiev “is only seeking to keep the fighting going,” spurred on by the EU, which has cut off any substantive dialogue with Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that EU member states are attempting to force their involvement in the peace process, despite what he described as their overtly adversarial posture toward Russia – a “position of revanchism” which he contends should disqualify the bloc from participating in negotiations.