According to a transcript obtained by the German outlet, Europe rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sharply criticized Washington.

According to a transcript obtained by the German outlet, Europe rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy and sharply criticized Washington.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. could be about to “betray” Ukraine, according to a leaked transcript of a call between European leaders strategizing about how to protect Kyiv.

The details of the phone call — which took place Monday and involved Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others — were published by German magazine Der Spiegel and saw the leaders discussing U.S.-led peace negotiations with Kyiv and Moscow.

“There is a possibility that the U.S. will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity on security guarantees,” Macron said, according to Spiegel, adding there was “a great danger” for Zelenskyy. The Élysée did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Spiegel reported the Élysée denied in a statement to the German outlet that Macron spoke of any betrayal. “The president did not use those words,” Macron’s office said, per Spiegel.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      103·
      3 months ago

      We’re just on the other side of the country, plundering their real estate Eastward while the Russians move West.

  • dandylion@lemmy.todayEnglish
    501·
    3 months ago

    This is what happens when you have a US administration that’s more concerned with its own interests than with supporting its allies in the face of aggression from Russia. Macron is right to be wary - it’s time for the US to step up and provide real support to Ukraine, not just empty words

    • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      The thing is supporting Ukraine and keeping the current world order and its alliances intact is at the core of US interests.

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
      51·
      3 months ago

      The US administation isn’t even concerned with its own interests. It’s willing to burn everything to the ground for autocracy, in the most Pyrrhic of “victories.”

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      46·
      3 months ago

      more concerned with its own interests than with supporting its allies

      You’re just describing Realpolitik, which we’ve been practicing since at least Nixon

  • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    Yeah, that seemed pretty obvious. Even to the most hardcore MAGA it’d probably be obvious, though they’d probably call it a good deal… a GREAT deal.

    The people currently in charge of US foreign policy have more than made it clear how two-faced and opportunistic (and fascistic) they intended to be.

    • copd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      3 months ago

      Unfortunately, in this post capitalist economy the EU is effectively a small player in regards to wealth and have little to no global influence and power to slap USA on the wrists.