{"id":5214,"date":"2025-04-16T12:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-officials-fed-up-with-europes-efforts-to-strengthen-ukraine-economist-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T12:06:25","slug":"trump-officials-fed-up-with-europes-efforts-to-strengthen-ukraine-economist-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-officials-fed-up-with-europes-efforts-to-strengthen-ukraine-economist-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump officials &#8216;fed up&#8217; with Europe&#8217;s efforts to strengthen Ukraine, Economist reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2207385984-4.jpg\" alt=\"Trump officials 'fed up' with Europe's efforts to strengthen Ukraine, Economist reports\"><\/p>\n<p>Some Trump administration officials are dissatisfied with European countries&#8217; ongoing support for Ukraine, underscoring the growing rift between Washington and Europe, the Economist reported on April 15, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/european-allies\/\">European partners<\/a> have sought to present a united front on <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a>, pledging <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/nato-allies-pledge-23-8-billion-in-long-term-military-aid-to-ukraine-at-ramstein-summit\/\">additional assistance<\/a> and preparing a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/6-countries-ready-to-send-troops-for-ukraine-reassurance-force-afp-reports\/\">reassurance force<\/a>&#8221; of troops to monitor a potential ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Despite efforts to keep the U.S. engaged in the process, U.S. President <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has rejected providing security guarantees to Kyiv and has not announced any new aid packages, aiming instead to broker a ceasefire with <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some Pentagon officials have even questioned an unspecified ally about why it continues sending military aid to Ukraine, a query that was ignored, the Economist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/europe\/2025\/04\/15\/trumps-ukraine-ceasefire-is-slipping-away\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The news outlet noted that the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;chaotic&#8221; nature makes it uncertain whether these messages have any substance or are mere &#8220;noise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has already demonstrated an unwillingness to support Ukraine militarily, even pausing all security aid in March to pressure Kyiv to the negotiating table. While the flow of these packages, approved still under the Biden administration, has resumed, they are expected to run out in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>Ceasefire efforts have nevertheless stalled as Russia continues to reject a 30-day truce supported by Washington and Kyiv and has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/russian-attack-on-power-facility-in-kherson-left-city-without-electricity-despite-ceasefire\/\">violated<\/a> a partial ceasefire covering strikes against energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier reporting suggests that Trump&#8217;s team <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/witkoff-says-five-territories-key-to-proposed-russia-ukraine-deal-after-meeting-putin\/\">remains divided<\/a> on how to proceed further. <\/p>\n<p>While U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg reportedly urged a tougher stance on Russia, Trump seems to be listening to Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/extremely-useful-kremlin-praises-putin-witkoff-meeting\/\">met<\/a> Russian President Vladimir Putin three times and voiced optimism about closer engagement with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>European partners have sought to sway Trump toward providing security guarantees to Ukraine at least in some capacity, for example, by providing airpower or intelligence support for the &#8220;reassurance force.&#8221; Trump has not only offered no commitments but is also expected to reduce U.S. military presence in Europe, signaling declining interest in the continent&#8217;s security.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/us-softens-demands-on-ukraine-minerals-deal-after-washington-talks-bloomberg-reports\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">US softens demands on Ukraine minerals deal after Washington talks, Bloomberg reports<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">The Trump administration has reportedly lowered the payback it seeks under a minerals agreement with Ukraine from $300 billion to $100 billion.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.kyivindependent.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/format\/png\/2023\/03\/K-new.svg\" alt=\"Trump officials 'fed up' with Europe's efforts to strengthen Ukraine, Economist reports\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">The Kyiv Independent<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">Martin Fornusek<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2201519903.jpg\" alt=\"Trump officials 'fed up' with Europe's efforts to strengthen Ukraine, Economist reports\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211; https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/tag\/ukraine\/rss\/<\/p>\n<p>This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com<br \/>\nThis article is taken based on Law no. 8\/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information in its entirety and distribute them further. The content was made available to us through the rss mechanism<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/trump-admin-fed-up-with-europes-efforts-to-strengthen-ukraine-economist-reports\/\">Original Content<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Trump administration officials are dissatisfied with European countries&#8217; ongoing support for Ukraine, underscoring the growing rift between Washington and Europe, the Economist reported on April 15, citing undisclosed diplomatic sources. 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