Europe fears US refusal to support "tribunal for Putin", The Telegraph reports
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Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:19:20 +0200
European states believe that the refusal of the new US administration to call Russia an aggressor may signal their withdrawal from the group of countries preparing a special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Source The Telegraph, as reported by European Pravda Details The Western officials interviewed by The Telegraph say that US representatives refused to name Russia as the aggressor at a meeting of the Core Group, a group of countries preparing a special tribunal for Russia.
A diplomatic note viewed by The Telegraph shows that European officials were shocked by US statements at a number of international meetings that Russia should be invited back into the civilised world.
This position has called into question preparations for the groups final meeting in March.
Quote from one of The Telegraphs sources Unless they the US ed.
acknowledge its an aggression, they cant participate.
Details Another called the scenario of the US withdrawal from the Core Group quite a drastic shift.
Rewriting history and pretending that Russia wasnt the one who started this war is something that we simply cannot and will not agree to, he added.
The Telegraph notes that European capitals are currently holding talks on the possible collapse of the special tribunal if the United States withdraws from it.
Background Media reported that the US side had for the first time opposed calling Russia an aggressor in a joint G7 statement being prepared for the third anniversary of Russias fullscale war against Ukraine.
The US does not know whether it will support the UN resolution condemning Russias invasion of Ukraine.
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