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February 16, 2025

“Dazed And Dumbfounded” Europe Calls “Emergency Meeting” As Trump-Putin Meeting Nears

By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers

An extraordinary new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today first noting Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev assessed about the brutal take down of socialist European Union leaders by Vice President J.D. Vance: “Everyone expected to hear the usual partner-like curtseys to Europe and comments on Donald Trump’s words about the end of the Ukrainian conflict...But he went and harshly scolded the Europeans who have completely lost themselves in recent years: your democracy is weak, your elections are crap, your rules that violate normal human morality are crap”, says this assessment joined President Donald Trump envoy Keith Kellogg warning Europe about the timeline to end the Ukraine conflict: “You got to give us a bit of breathing space and time, but when I say that, I’m not talking six months, I’m talking days and weeks”—all of which was followed by the news: “The U.S. State Department sent a formal request to European governments asking them to outline their potential security and peacekeeping contributions to Ukraine as part of any future peace negotiations with Russia”.

Late yesterday, this report notes, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone conversation with his American counterpart Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after which the Foreign Ministry issued the statement:

Over the course of this conversation, Lavrov and Rubio:

Agreed to maintain a communication channel to address accumulated issues in Russian-American relations. This effort aims to remove unilateral barriers inherited from the previous administration that have hindered mutually beneficial trade, economic, and investment cooperation.

Expressed a mutual commitment to engage on pressing international issues, including the settlement of the situation around Ukraine, developments concerning Palestine, and broader issues in the Middle East and other regional matters.

Exchanged views on ways to promptly end the policy initiated by the Obama administration in 2016, which significantly tightened conditions for the functioning of Russian diplomatic missions in the US, prompting reciprocal measures.

Agreed to organize an expert meeting in the near future to coordinate concrete steps for the mutual removal of obstacles to the operations of Russian and US diplomatic missions abroad.

Reaffirmed their readiness to work together on restoring a respectful intergovernmental dialogue in line with the tone set by the presidents.

Agreed to maintain regular contacts, including for the preparation of a high-level Russian-American meeting.

In preparation for a high-level Russian-American meeting, this report continues, President Trump appointed his negotiators to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff—President Putin appointed his negotiators to be chief Kremlin foreign-policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Director Sergei Naryshkin of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and other negotiators from both sides will be named later.

Along with Bloomberg citing anonymous officials revealing: “Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump could meet in Saudi Arabia by the end of this month”, this report details, the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued the statement: “The Kingdom welcomes the summit in Saudi Arabia and reaffirms its ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine”.

Following the news about unelected usurper Ukraine Dictator Vladimir Zelensky: “Zelensky has confirmed that Kiev was not invited to the discussions between delegations from Washington and Moscow which are expected to take place in Saudi Arabia in the coming days”, this report notes, his top advisor Mykhailo Podolyak declared in rage: “Ukraine will not participate in an upcoming meeting between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia...There is nothing on the negotiating table that would be worth discussing...Russia is not ready for negotiations”.

With President Trump knowing the truth that America has fought four brutal conflicts against European powers since its founding, but has never once been attacked or gone to war with Russia, and Vice President Vance gravely warning last July: “The United Kingdom will be the first nuclear armed Islamic state”, this report continues, it was no surprise to see the news today: “French President Emmanuel Macron has scheduled an "emergency meeting" for European leaders to discuss President Donald Trump”.

As European leaders gather for an “emergency summit” to battle back against President Trump, this report concludes, Axios assessed yesterday: “President Trump stunned, strangled and humiliated Europe — leaving America's closest continental ally dazed and dumbfounded...That was over the course of three short days this week”—an assessment followed by the leftist New York Times fearfully observing today: “President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow...He didn’t get what he wanted — then...Nearly two decades later, during the very same conference, top officials from President Trump’s cabinet made one thing clear: Mr. Putin has found an American administration that might help him realize his dream...Comments by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance raised fears among attendees that under the new administration the U.S. might align with Russia and either assail Europe or abandon it altogether”.

[Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]

Vladimir Putin - 2007 Munich Conference Speech in English
https://youtu.be/gI9fSpPKJwY

JD Vance drops 'haymaker' speech to EU leaders in Munich
https://youtu.be/ee9FV_iAYwk

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