WASHINGTON, November 6. /TASS/. The Trump administration believes that a lasting peace in Europe would require arrangements between Russia and the United States’ NATO allies, Jared Kushner, the US president’s son-in-law, stated.
"For more than 30 years, Europe and Russia have struggled to establish a sustainable security framework. Decades of mistrust, competing security concerns, and the devastating consequences of this war (conflict in Ukraine - TASS) make this an extraordinarily difficult challenge, but one that is essential to lasting peace," he wrote in a post on X on Thursday. To it, he attached an excerpt from a video of US President Donald Trump saying that Russia and the US were close to reaching a "big agreement" that would involve "more than Ukraine" but also "all of Europe."
On Thursday, Trump "advanced an important discussion with several European leaders about the need for a broader European security architecture that can help establish the conditions for lasting peace," Kushner emphasized.
"Any arrangements must fully respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independent decision-making of every nation. Each country will retain authority over its own security and alliances, and no country would have a veto over another’s sovereign choices," Kushner argued. According to the US leader’s son-in-law, "NATO will remain central to European collective defense, and this initiative would build upon existing institutions and commitments." We will also engage Russia as part of the peace negotiations," he added.
Furthermore, potential agreements on European security involving Russia could include measures to maintain channels of communication in crisis situations and to ensure more transparency in military terms, Kushner continued.
"Our objective is to develop practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment," he posted.
Kushner singled out five principled goals here, including "permanent security consultations, reliable crisis communications, greater military transparency, reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks, and an enduring framework for long-term European security and stability."