Trump shocked European allies this week by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin without consulting them or Kyiv beforehand and declaring an immediate start to peace talks.
The U.S. moves have stoked fears that Europeans may be cut out of a peace deal that would also impact their own security, particularly if it is seen as too favourable to Russia.
Asked about the prospects of the Europeans being at the table, Kellogg said: “I’m (from) a school of realism. I think that’s not gonna happen.”
But European leaders said they would not accept being shut out of the talks.
“But this means that Europe needs to get its act together. Europe needs to talk less and do more.”
A European diplomat said the U.S. document included six questions with one specifically for European Union member states.
France is discussing with its allies the possibility of holding an informal meeting among European leaders on Ukraine to discuss these matters, although nothing has been decided at this stage, a French presidency official said on Saturday.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also urged Europeans to get their act together.
Kellogg told the conference that talks aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine could focus on territorial concessions from Russia and targeting Putin's oil revenues.
EUROPEAN ARMY?
Zelenskiy said Kyiv would never accept a deal made behind its back, and predicted Putin would try to have Trump attend Moscow’s May 9 World War Two victory anniversary parade “not as a respected leader but as a prop in his own performance”.
“Let’s be honest - now we can’t rule out the possibility that America might say no to Europe on issues that threaten it,“ said Zelenskiy, speaking as the war triggered by Russia’s invasion of his country is set to enter its fourth year.
European nations cooperate militarily primarily within NATO, but governments have so far rejected various calls for the creation of a single European army over the years, arguing that defence is a matter of national sovereignty.
In a sign that there is still some degree of international cooperation in the new Trump era, G7 foreign ministers - including the U.S. - agreed on Saturday on a statement in which they pledged to continue working together to get a durable peace deal for Ukraine with robust security guarantees.
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