How the scholarships reacted after the Trump – Zelenski meeting. “The next few weeks will be decisive”
The meeting between Donald Trump, Volodimir Zelenski and seven others European leaders has noticed that one of the most important moments in the efforts to end the Ukraine. Although peace is still far from being achieved, the meeting has been an important step in this direction, visible aspect including on the stock market.
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The main result of the discussions was the definition of preliminary principles regarding the security guarantees for Ukraine. This point was considered essential by both Kiev and its Western partners. In addition, to the surprise of many, Donald Trump has announced that the United States, coordinating with European allies, will support Ukraine's security in a future peace agreement.
“It is important to note that, for the first time, it was explicitly referred to guarantees similar to those provided for in Article 5 of the Northern Atlantic Treaty. In fact, according to Trump, Vladimir Putin did not immediately reject this proposal, a fact interpreted by several observers as a potential positive evolution.”, It is shown in an XTB analysis.
Another central theme of the meeting was military cooperation. Specifically, Ukraine has proposed the acquisition of US $ 100 billion, to be funded by the European Union, as well as the conclusion of a separate agreement for drone production, worth $ 50 billion. Thus, these measures aim not only to strengthen Ukraine's defense capacities, but also to strengthen its negotiation position with Moscow.
However, the main point of controversy remains the territorial problem. Putin suggested that Ukraine gave way to Donbas in exchange for an armistice on other fronts. While Trump described the proposal as a “realistic compromise”, Zelenski categorically rejected it, stressing that any border change should be approved by a national referendum. Moreover, the overwhelming majority of the Ukrainian population opposes any territorial concessions to Russia, explains XTB analysts.
US meeting visible on scholarships
Although the meeting did not lead to an immediate agreement, it laid the foundations for future negotiations, especially by defining a framework for international security guarantees, opening to a direct dialog between Zelenski and Putin, strengthening military cooperation and the role assumed by the United States as a mediator.
However, the events in Washington, who for the first time in recent months have made a hope of concrete progress, have had a moderate but positive impact on European financial markets.
In other words, any sign of a possible end of the conflict is considered a factor that improves the medium and long term economic perspectives. The news on security guarantees, the availability for peace negotiations and the announced meeting between Zelenski and Putin have been welcome among investors. They interpret developments as a sign of a geopolitical stability, likely to stimulate confidence in investments in Central and Eastern Europe and accelerate Ukraine's recovery.
In this context, the main European indices registered modest increases: the German Dax advanced by 0.15%, the French CAC 40 index increased by 0.5%, the British FTSE 100 index was 0.15%, and the Euro Stoxx won 0.4%. Although modest, these figures are a proof of prudent optimism of markets on peace prospects, XTB analysts shows.
“Finally, it is important to emphasize that the next few weeks will be decisive. If a direct meeting between Zelenski and Putin will take place and the security guarantees will be formalized, we could assist at the beginning of a real peace process. For the moment, however, diplomacy remains a large stake game, in which each decision can have large geopolitical consequences”, Shows the analysis.
