Trump's eldest son-in-law: "Focus on fostering direct dialogue between Russia and Europe"

Request for direct discussion between Russia and Europe on ‘new European security system’ ending war in Ukraine

(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Seong-min = President Donald Trump's eldest son-in-law Jared Kushner, who is participating in the U.S. delegation mediating negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, said on the 14th (local time) that he is focusing on establishing direct talks between Russia and Europe to reestablish the European security system after the end of the war.

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This can also be interpreted as pressuring Europe to participate directly in the trilateral negotiations between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine to end the war and discuss a new post-war European security system with Russia.

Kushner and President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff attended the U.S.-Russia-Ukraine trilateral meeting held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 10th and 11th.

He then visited Moscow, Russia, on the 12th and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, then moved to Dublin, Ireland, where an unofficial European Union (EU) summit was held on the same day, and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and high-ranking European officials.

“During these discussions, several new ideas were presented, and we are currently reviewing them,” Kushner said. “Some could lead to a direct breakthrough (to end the war in Ukraine), while others could develop into new proposals that would help resolve remaining differences.”

The 'new idea' mentioned by Kushner appears to include the withdrawal of troops and military bases from Eastern Europe by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a Western military alliance, which President Putin proposed as a condition for ending the war in Ukraine.

This is Russia's long-cherished wish, but Europe is opposing it because it is a plan that could shake up the NATO-centered European security system established after World War II.

“As President Trump has made clear, lasting peace requires credible security guarantees for Ukraine and detailed, feasible postwar security preparations that will reduce the risk of further war breaking out,” Kushner wrote.

“NATO will remain a key pillar of European security, strengthened by strong mechanisms for military, communications, conflict prevention and mutual de-escalation through practical measures to resolve conflicts before they become crises,” Kushner said. “That is why we are working to directly engage our European partners in these discussions.”

He continued, “The final agreement must be agreed upon by all parties involved,” but added, “President Trump will only support measures that strengthen the security of Ukraine and Europe and reduce the likelihood of future conflict.”