Diprus is accused by some European leaders senior White House officials according to Axios. They believe that, while publicly supporting President Trump’s attempt to end the war in Ukraine, in practice they are trying to cancel the progress made in the backdrop of the Alaska Summit.

The White House asked the US Treasury to draw up a list of sanctions that could be imposed by Europe against Russia.

Two weeks after the summit between President Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, there was little clear progress towards the end of the war. Trump’s frustrated assistants argue that responsibility should fall on European allies, not Trump or even Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Fairytale Country’

White house officials are losing their patience with European leaders, claiming that they are pressing on Ukraine to insist on unrealistic territorial concessions from Russia.

Axios has been informed that the sanctions that the US urges Europe to adopt against Russia include the complete discontinuation of all oil and gas markets – as well as secondary duties from the EU in India and China, similar to those already imposed on India by the US.

“Europeans cannot extend this war and create irrational expectations, while at the same time expecting America to incite the costs,” He said a top White House official at Axios. “If Europe wants to escalate this war, this will be its own decision. But they will end up losing a battle they had almost won. “

Europeans are alleged to push Zelenski to insist on a “better deal” – a maximalist approach that has exacerbated the war, says Trump’s narrow circle.

US officials believe that British and French officials are more constructive. But they complain that other major European countries want the US to bear the full cost of the war, without themselves taking any price.

‘Reaching an agreement is the art of feasible’, said the top official. “But some of the Europeans continue to operate in a fairytale country that ignores the fact that they need two to dance tango.”

Following his summit with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, Trump repeatedly said the next step should be a Putin-Chalenski summit. So far, the Russians have refused.

At the same time, the Ukrainians reject any debate on possible territorial concessions unless the Russians come to the negotiating table.

Trump was apparently disappointed with the situation during the cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Everyone makes figures. It’s all m …. ‘, He said characteristically.

Russia’s mass air attacks in Kiev, as well as Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, have shown that peace is not approaching.

“Maybe both sides of this war may not be ready to end it on their own. The president wants to finish, but the leaders of these two countries must want to finish and want it too. “White House spokesman Caroline Levit said on Thursday.

A White House official told Axios that Trump is seriously considering to be withdrawn from diplomatic efforts up to one, or both parts, begin to show greater flexibility.

“We will sit in the back seats and look … Let them fight for a while and we’ll see what happens. “ The official noticed.

Some US officials have begun to see European leaders As a major obstacle, despite the fact that Trump had a friendly encounter with them and Zelenski less than two weeks ago.

The other side

A senior European official who participated in talks with the US about the Ukraine-Russia war expressed a surprise to the US criticism.

The official showed concerned From the US assumption that European leaders were playing a game with Trump and another behind his back, saying that there are in fact no such differences.

On Friday, Trump’s envoy Steve Whitkov and his staff Head Zelenski Andrei Germak met in New York.

They discussed the possibility of meeting Zelenski-Putin, and Germak called Witkov on a first visit to Kiev, but no significant progress was made, a source said with the knowledge of the meeting.