8/13 European officials grew "confused about the phrasing" of what Putin and Witkoff had tentatively agreed to.
They warned Americans that without troop withdrawal, Russia would launch more attacks when opportunity arises.
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9/13 European officials worry Trump appeared to "easily drop the leverage he had against Putin" despite Russia's economic pressure from inflation and sky-high interest rates causing potential bankruptcies.
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9/12 Trust in Trump's reliability is low among European leaders, but they emerged relieved from Wednesday's video call.
They sensed Trump understood it was not his right to start negotiating "land swaps" with Putin in Alaska.
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5/14 Polish PM Donald Tusk says the Trump-Putin summit fills him with "hope and fear."
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: "Any agreement between the United States and Russia must include Ukraine and the EU because it is a security issue for the whole of Europe."
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9/9
Ukraine has few alternatives but to make amends with Trump's team—even as European officials increasingly question whether the US remains a viable long-term partner for Kyiv under this administration.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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