US and EU begin talks on guarantees for Ukraine

As journalists managed to find out, the States sent a questionnaire to European governments asking what contribution they could make to guaranteeing Ukraine's security.

In addition, the Trump team wants to know what specifically EU members need from Washington in order to be able to contribute.

The White House expects that this element will be appreciated by many European leaders, who have made it clear that they can provide security guarantees only with US support.

What requirements for U.S. support, if any, would your government consider necessary for its participation in these security mechanisms? In particular, what short-term and long-term resources do you think the U.S. would need? asked one question.

According to insiders, Europeans should provide a collective response to this letter.

Against this backdrop, some European leaders will gather in Paris on February 17 for an emergency summit on Ukraine.