Washington’s ‘breakthrough’ on Ukraine exposes deep fault lines in Kyiv and Europe - analysis

European governments fear being shut out of core decisions on Ukraine’s future while bearing the long-term burden of reconstruction, security guarantees, and managing frozen Russian assets

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov, and other officials, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 7, 2025.

(photo credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS)

ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 17:19

Updated: NOVEMBER 28, 2025 17:20

Washington’s ‘breakthrough’ on Ukraine exposes deep fault lines in Kyiv and Europe - analysis

European governments fear being shut out of core decisions on Ukraine’s future while bearing the long-term burden of reconstruction, security guarantees, and managing frozen Russian assets

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Washington’s ‘breakthrough’ on Ukraine exposes deep fault lines in Kyiv and Europe - analysis

European governments fear being shut out of core decisions on Ukraine’s future while bearing the long-term burden of reconstruction, security guarantees, and managing frozen Russian assets

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