Trump right to keep European allies from Ukraine talks, they'd be 'obstacle' to peace, expert says
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President Donald Trump's potential plan to exclude European leaders from negotiations to resolve the war in Ukraine has drawn panic from the continent in recent days.
"They [Europeans] are not decision-makers here. The only ‘deciders’ – using George Bush’s famous phrase – here are Putin and Trump. And even more accurately it’s Putin," Koffler added. "He holds all the cards, given the realities on the battlefield and outside of it." Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
The comments come as French President Emmanuel Macron hosts an "emergency meeting" of European leaders Monday to discuss President Donald Trump’s potential plan to largely exclude them from negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a move that has caused anxiety on a continent that believes it has a vital stake in determining the terms of any settlement.
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