CARACAS, VENEZUELA (Carlos A. Rossi, Energy Analytics Institute, 5.Mar.2025) — A crucial point behind Europe’s motivation to support Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenski is simply to not be left behind and ignored in any oil derivative deal certain to come out of any peace negotiation between the US and Russia.
Europe understands that US president Donald Trump is way too smart a negotiator to give Russia a freebie by pulling the rug under Zelenski’s feet for nothing.