FT: NATO chief will urge US not to force Ukraine into unfavourable peace deal
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:14:36 +0300
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use his visit to the United States on Thursday 24 April to urge President Donald Trumps administration not to pressure Ukraine into accepting a peace agreement against its will.
Source Financial Times, as reported by European Pravda Details Three informed sources who spoke to the FT said that Rutte is expected to meet with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz.
The NATO chief will argue that no peace deal should be made without taking Ukraines interests into account, as it would only strengthen Russia, the sources said.
He will also stress that imposing a settlement that is primarily favourable to Moscow could jeopardise the security of the whole of Europe, the FT added.
The key message is making the Americans understand whats at stake, one NATO diplomat told the newspaper on condition of anonymity.
Rutte will also discuss how best to coordinate the shift of most of NATOs defence burden from the US to European armed forces, the sources said.
The Trump administration was reported to have provided Ukraine with a onepage document, described as a final proposal for a peace settlement, in Paris last week.
Among other provisions, the US is reportedly prepared to recognise Russias control over Ukrainian Crimea and ease sanctions against Moscow.
Zelenskyy reaffirmed that Ukraine does not recognise Russias occupation of Crimea, which remains internationally recognised as Ukrainian territory.
The FT says some European officials are concerned that differences over Trumps unilateral peace proposal which includes US recognition of Crimea as part of Russia could undermine transatlantic security and even derail the NATO summit scheduled for late June.
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