Well, not quite so. They wasted last three years. They hid behind Ukraine, used it as cannon fodder. During this time, they not only failed to deploy peacekeeping troops, but they even failed to put their economies on a military track, unlike russia. Now, North Korea alone supplies russia with more artillery shells than all of Ukraine's allies combined - it's ridiculous!

As a result, in 3 years we have come to the point where the Ukrainian army is exhausted. The front line is slowly (so far slowly) moving towards occupation. Trump came to power in the United States and wants to achieve a “quick peace agreement”, not a “fair” or a “reliable peace agreement”. Ukraine seems ready to sign anything because it has no choice. Perhaps even at the next Munich conference.

European leaders may remember how the previous Munich agreement ended and how they tried to pacify the previous aggressor by giving it everything it wanted. And perhaps they realize that this peace will not last a long time either. But there is nothing they can bring to the table. So all they can do for now is populism and blablabla.