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EU Struggles to Avoid Rift With the US

© AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin President Donald Trump reads from a paper and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listens after reaching a trade deal between the U.S. and the EU at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025.
 President Donald Trump reads from a paper and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen listens after reaching a trade deal between the U.S. and the EU at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.12.2025
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The European Union is in crisis over US attempts to broker a Ukraine peace deal and a rift within NATO, Bloomberg reports.
The new US National Security Doctrine demands Europe take responsibility for its own defense and differs from leaders of EU states on where the Ukraine conflict is going.
"European diplomats sometimes compare managing Trump’s policy on Ukraine to riding a roller coaster. Right now, they are staring down a particularly steep drop," the article says.
Communication with the US has been difficult lately, Bloomberg claims, with EU states fearing US President Donald Trump will stop backing Ukraine militarily if a peace deal is struck with Russia.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.12.2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law Jared Kushner on Tuesday on ending the conflict. Putin said the US presented 27 proposals in four blocks for separate discussion.
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