Trump ex-security official: Europe 'throwing temper tantrum' over US-Russia talksSource: BBC Radio 4
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00:00What do you want to see from this summit being held in Paris today?
00:04I don't know what the purpose of the summit is. The fact that European leaders are not
00:07involved is not an emergency. It seems to be FOMO, fear of missing out. I think European
00:15leaders are simply throwing a temper tantrum that they're not meeting with Putin today or
00:20they're not going to be involved in meetings with Zelensky. And I think it's unfortunate because
00:24the US has engaged extensively with European leaders, not just at Munich, but for months,
00:30the US has been meeting with European leaders to get their input on what the outlines of an
00:34agreement would be. Not every person or country can be involved in this negotiation process.
00:41The more people we have there, the harder it will be to get an agreement. So look,
00:45I hope this meeting in Paris achieves something, but I frankly don't know why it's being held.