[국제]European leaders nervous about Trump’s return…Different opinions on ‘support for Ukraine’

[앵커]

Since former US President Trump returned to power, European Union and EU leaders gathered together for the first time to discuss response measures.

As we experienced a trade war during Trump’s first term, we are nervous about the intensifying ‘America First’ policy.

On top of this, there are still internal differences of opinion regarding the Ukraine issue, creating an atmosphere of deepening concern.

This is reporter Yutu-kwon in the report.

[기자]

The topic of discussion among EU leaders attending the informal summit was Trump’s return.

It was evident that he was nervous about the ‘America First’ policy, which would be stronger than Trump’s first term, when a trade war centered on steel occurred.

President-elect Trump has been predicting the imposition of tariffs of up to 20%.

[올라프 숄츠 독일 총리 : 공정하고 자유로운 무역이 이뤄지면 더 많은 번영과 함께 세상이 더 나아질 것이라고 믿습니다.]

On the one hand, it emphasized the need for negotiations centered on common interests.

In fact, during a phone call with President-elect Trump, the President of the European Commission revealed that he proposed increasing imports of LNG from the United States instead of Russia.

[우르줄라 폰데어라이엔 유럽연합(EU) 집행위원장 : 여전히 러시아에서 많은 액화천연가스(LNG)를 공급받는데, 더 저렴한 미국산으로 대체하지 않을 이유가 없습니다.]

Additionally, most leaders agreed to continue supporting Ukraine regardless of the possibility of a change in U.S. policy.

However, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, who is pro-Russian, publicly expressed his opposition.

Prime Minister Orbán has maintained a close relationship with President-elect Trump.

[빅토르 오르반 헝가리 총리 : (우크라이나) 전선의 상황은 분명합니다. 군사적으로 패배하고 있습니다. 미국인들은 전쟁에서 철수할 겁니다.]

With Trump’s return, there is a greater possibility that Russia’s offensive will become more intense.

The analysis is that President-elect Trump will make every effort to recapture Kursk in case he seeks to end the war by freezing the current front lines.

If fighting in Kursk intensifies, it is expected that some 10,000 North Korean soldiers will be the first to be at risk.

The American think tank, the Institute for War Studies, pointed out that “Russia is likely to put North Korean troops first and foremost and use them as leverage.”

This is YTN Yutu-kwon.

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