Europe rejects US-Russia 'grand deal' as Sikorsky calls it impossible

European leaders rejected a US-Russia agreement on Europe's security architecture without European participation after Donald Trump spoke of a “big and beautiful deal” that could affect “all of Europe.”

RuskiGazeta Editorial DeskNovember 07, 2026, 09:22 AMUpdated: November 07, 2026, 11:28 AM

Europe rejects US-Russia 'grand deal' as Sikorsky calls it impossible

European leaders firmly rejected any attempts by the United States and Russia to alter the continent's security architecture without European participation. The trigger was US President Donald Trump's statement that Washington could move closer to a large-scale agreement with Moscow extending beyond Ukraine.

“It will be very large-scale. It will affect not only Ukraine, and I would even say that it could affect all of Europe. It will be a big, beautiful deal, and everyone will be delighted,” Trump said on Thursday without providing details. His son-in-law and special envoy Jared Kushner said Washington was working on a broader European security architecture.

“We already have a European security architecture. The problem is that Russia continues to violate the treaties on which it is based. NATO did not pose a threat to Russia in 2021, and it does not pose one now. Putin has no veto over European security,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in Warsaw on Friday. She stressed that the EU must participate in any agreement if it is expected to implement it.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (left), July 2026

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said that an agreement on the future of Ukraine and Europe “over our heads” would be not merely unwise but impossible. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the focus should be on protection from Russia rather than discussing spheres of influence in Europe with the Russians.

Kushner pledged that Europeans would not be excluded, saying Washington would consult them on the sidelines of negotiations in Abu Dhabi and, if progress was made, move to a broader format with their direct participation. Before invading Ukraine in 2022, Russia demanded that NATO withdraw its forces from countries that had joined the alliance after 1997.

Europe rejects US-Russia 'grand deal' as Sikorsky calls it impossible