The flurry of late-night phone calls between Washington and Moscow this week has injected a boost of momentum into Donald Trump’s 28-point draft peace plan now being hammered out by officials in Abu Dhabi.

The document has been “fine-tuned” with input from “both sides,” according to US officials, and is believed to be the most concrete step towards ending the war in Ukraine since the invasion began. But in European capitals, leaders and diplomats have watched negotiations unfold with as much apprehension as hope.

A peace deal for Ukraine does not mean a secure Europe, as one NATO official has warned “the biggest strategic risk2 would be to “off-ramp” our defenses in Europe.

There are differing views about the contents of the deal, whether it offers Ukraine enough, or if it clinches Puti

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