Europe Today: European counterproposal to US-Russia peace plan

Polish Trade Minister Michał Baranowski - in Brussels for crucial trade talks with European and American counterparts - was live in our studio commenting on the "frank" talks between the Americans and the Europeans about the fraught EU-US trade deal.

The minister called it a 'decent deal'.

"Would I be happier if it was more balanced, if we got a bigger slice of the pie? Absolutely. But I think we'll be looking at both what has been signed and the bigger strategic picture", he said.

Last July, the EU signed up to an unbalanced deal on tariffs to stabilise relations with the US and ensure support for Ukraine, but it is uncertain whether the bet will pay off.

Another major point on the desks of European ministers these days is the plan to use Russian frozen assets to fund the reconstruction of Ukraine, but President Trump’s plan for Ukraine throws the reparations loan for Ukraine into disarray.

"It is clear who has to pay at the end. It is Russia, Russia is the aggressor. We happen as Europe to have the assets," Baranowski told Europe Today.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the former president of Estonia also joined Europe Today to react the US-Russian plan for Ukraine.

"It's a fantastic win for the Kremlin, at least as it was originally proposed, and it's probably not the Trump plan, it is the Trump-Putin plan", he said. "It was clear that everything in that original document is in favour of Moscow and in every way against what Ukraine needs and they are the victim."

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