European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius said this in an interview with Politico.  He emphasized that Europeans need to take a more proactive stance on Ukraine's future. "We should have the possibility to discuss two plans: one that is European and another one, maybe, prepared by our American friends," he said, adding that the goal would be to "find synergies between these two plans and achieve the best outcome."His comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump's representatives—including real estate executive Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner—met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow this week. European nations were notably absent from those discussions, despite the continent's vital security interests in Ukraine's future.The initial peace proposal presented during those talks reportedly included provisions preventing Ukraine from joining NATO and restricting the size of its military. While the draft was later revised following objections from European allies and Ukraine, the episode has heightened concerns in Brussels about being sidelined in negotiations."Each six months, we're getting new plans and in some way I feel that we are waiting here to know the plans that will come from Washington this year. The plans should come also from Brussels or from Berlin," Kubilius stated.The former Lithuanian prime minister acknowledged that while Europe has traditionally relied on NATO's Article 5 collective defense guarantee backed by the United States, circumstances are changing. He pointed to America's strategic pivot toward the Pacific and recent suggestions that a German general might assume NATO's top military position instead of an American officer."The question is whether we need to have some kind of additional security guarantees and institutional arrangements in order to be ready — in case Article 5 suddenly is not implemented," he said.Kubilius highlighted that this geopolitical shift has made defense a "clear strategic priority" for Europe, pointing to initiatives like the EU's €150 billion weapons production program. Looking ahead, he said the bloc plans to focus heavily on developing its defense industry and potentially reforming the EU's own mutual defense provisions to include clearer procedures for member states to support one another in a crisis.