European allies are increasingly bracing for negotiations on Russia’s war in Ukraine that could include territorial concessions in return for security guarantees for Kyiv.

YAHIDNE, Ukraine - Russia should face justice for war crimes committed in Ukraine under any future peace deal and pay for the destruction it has wrought, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Nov 10. This was the first visit by a top EU official to Ukraine since Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States, days earlier.

According to Nov. 13 report by The Washington Post, this sentiment is becoming more widespread in the West. Citing ten current and former diplomats from EU and NATO countries, the journalists note that this model of a potential peace deal has gained urgency after Donald Trump won the U.

Interviews with 10 current and former European and NATO diplomats suggest that while declarations of enduring support persist, some of Ukraine’s allies are increasingly looking to lay the foundations for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia,