The European allies of United States They are trying to persuade President Trump about the benefits of a common approach to ending the war in Ukraine in order to enhance the pressure on both Moscow and Kiev, and to ensure European security.

But Trump and US Vice President Jay Di Vance insisted on Wednesday that the proposals presented by their government last week in Europe and Ukraine are now a kind of telegraph, with the US saying they are increasingly ready to leave. European officials, who consider US proposals too favorable to Russia and President Vladimir Putin, are now in front of a dilemma.

As the New York Times notes, while Trump seems to see Ukraine as yet another crisis that needs to be resolved or set aside in order to restore diplomatic and business relations with Russia, Europeans see Ukraine’s future as a fundamental issue. It is at risk, according to European officials and analysts, a fundamental principle of European security for the last 50 years: that international border, no matter how they were engraved after World War II, cannot be changed by force.

European countries are determined to continue to support Ukraine even if the US is withdrawing.

Trump’s frustration was evident on Thursday, after the new Russian attack on Kiev at night, the most murderous since last summer. “Vladimir, stop!” Trump wrote in a post on social media. However, few in Europe or Ukraine expect that Putin will stop.

“My sense is that Europe understands the stakes and that it will continue to support the Ukrainian government,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski said in an interview. “And Poland will surely do it and we are not the only ones.”

An important core of major European countries, Poland, Germany, France, Britain, Scandinavian and the Baltic countries consider Ukraine’s safety vital for their own safety and say they are ready to continue to support Kiev. Even if they cannot realistically help Ukraine to expel Russia, they want at least to ensure that Ukraine will be able to hold on to whatever territories it has and will continue to “bleed” Russia, which has managed to occupy a few villages for the past six months.

Poland Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski said estimates that the war has cost Russia at least $ 200 billion in Russia and has caused the deaths or injury of almost one million Russian soldiers.

The United States provides Ukraine some critical elements, such as information, anti -aircraft defense and satellite coverage, which Europeans hope that Trump will continue to provide, even if US financial support is interrupted.

However, as Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski said, although “the exchange of information is important”, “it is not strong enough paper to impose a capitulation on Ukraine”

Trump argues that realism requires Ukraine to abandon some territories.

“Most European leaders agree on the need for some kind of territorial compromise, but not one who will be imposed on them or Ukrainians,” said Camil Grand, a former NATO official and head of defense studies at the European Council of Foreign Relations.

The goal, explains, is to enable Kiev to negotiate alone with an acceptable end of the war, with sufficient defense assistance and security guarantees that will prevent future Russian aggression, preferably with the support of the United States, but even without it, if needed.

In the context of the current US proposal for agreement, Europe and Ukraine are mainly reacting to the prediction to recognize the annexation of Crimea by Russia by force. This idea is even unacceptable for Russia’s ally, China, which has refused to recognize the annexation of Crimea.

“It is very shocking for Europeans the possibility of the US to leave, as they have played a fundamental role in consolidating European borders and security. This probability is deeply concerned in Europe about what is coming, “said Camille Grand, a former NATO senior official.

The framework proposed by the United States “essentially gives Russia a victory that cannot succeed on the battlefield,” notes Fabian Juleg, chief executive of the European Policy Center in Brussels. “This is a alignment with Russia, the betrayal of Ukraine and our own security.”

The recognition of Crimea’s annexation to violence, Juleg stressed, “negates the principles of European peace and puts in question all of Europe’s entire security architecture from World War II onwards.”

According to analysts, the European attempt to convince Trump that the obstacle to the deal is Putin, not Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, seems to have failed. Trump may decide to completely abandon the issue, as he did with North Korea in his first term, when the plan he had imagined proved to be impossible.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorski admits that Trump is right when he says Ukraine is more important to Europe than for the United States. “But one of our neighbors has invaded another, so we are ready to invest proportionally more resources as we do.”

The amount needed to support Ukraine is not difficult for European wealth, perhaps 50 to 60 billion euros annually for financial and military aid, while Europe is already planning to offer 40 billion euros in the year.

However, despite the existence of a critical core of large countries, Germany may be under its new conservative leadership, Europe remains divided into practical aid to Ukraine. Some countries, such as Italy, express solidarity but do not provide significant financial support. Others, such as France and Britain, are willing to risk more, even proposing European troops for security guarantees, though they may have fewer funds from countries such as Poland or Germany.

Hungary and Slovakia, on the other hand, show little sympathy for Kiev and are essentially aligned with Moscow.

Fabian Juleg appears to be optimistic: “Great powers in Europe understand what is at stake for their safety,” he says. And he adds that Trump’s policy has pushed Europe to re -approach Britain after Brexit, as well as countries such as Norway and Turkey.

“There is now recognition, no matter how painful it is, that Trump’s actions only benefit the opponents of liberal democracy and European security,” Juleg said. “Countries understand that they need to take action where they can.”