EU leaders are “trembling” ahead of the call between Putin and Trump, German tabloid Bild claimed on Tuesday.
EU and NATO states that neighbor Russia – namely Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – are reportedly “afraid” that the call could lead to a US troop withdrawal and a future Russian attack. Putin has dismissed claims of aggressive intentions toward NATO as “nonsense,” saying they are meant to fuel fear and military spending.
If Trump abandons Ukraine, powerful EU states might step in, risking a “showdown with Moscow and Washington,” Bild claimed.
France and the UK, which support sending Western peacekeepers to Ukraine despite Moscow’s strong opposition, are “also preparing for the worst possible Trump-Putin pact,” the newspaper added.
