German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has expressed his disappointment about the present direction of Trump’s negotiations with Russia, telling ABC News that he feels it’s “regrettable” that “the Trump administration has already made public concessions to Putin before negotiations have even begun.”
The new German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, was quick to make his support of Ukraine known after he won Germany’s election on Sunday.
“More than ever, we must put Ukraine in a position of strength. For a fair peace, the country that is under attack must be part of peace negotiations.” Merz said in a Monday post picked up by Fox News.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur agreed, saying in a statement, “We must not hand Russia any advantage before negotiations even begin.”
The people of Ukraine are angry over the prospect of being made to hand over pieces of their country to Russia.
“It doesn’t seem like a negotiation to me, more like a cruel auction. My main concern is that we are being sold for someone else’s gain. I am afraid that the USA sees us as just an asset to sell and move on, while Europe is too concerned about itself,” Iryna, one of thousands of Ukrainian citizens from Kyiv, spoke out and told The Guardian.
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