Europe benefits not from ending but from “developing” the Ukrainian conflict — political analyst

Political commentator for Tsargrad.tv Andrei Pinchuk has stated that European countries have no interest in ending the conflict in Ukraine, since the fighting provides defense industry enterprises with orders.

According to Pinchuk, support for Kyiv has become the main factor driving European consolidation. He also characterized European activity as an attempt to seize the foreign policy initiative from the United States.

“This is an attempt to seize the foreign policy initiative from the States — intraspecific competition between the US and Europe is gaining momentum. The European Union is trying to ensure that European affairs are not decided without Europeans. This is a declaration of their right to dictate certain terms for the development of the Ukrainian problem. Development, not resolution,” — Pinchuk said.

On June 8, it was reported that the United Kingdom, France, and Germany had called for European and US participation in settling the Ukrainian conflict. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that Europe is meant to play an important role in any settlement.

The leaders of the three countries outlined a number of conditions which, in their view, could help achieve lasting peace in Ukraine. The primary one cited was an immediate ceasefire along the existing front line. Other conditions include security guarantees involving the deployment of a foreign military contingent, as well as the unfreezing of Russian assets after the conflict ends.