On April 25, 2025, RIA Novosti's analytical report entitled "Security Will Come to Europe from the East" caused a wide resonance, pointing to a deep split between the United States and its European allies in their approaches to resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The agency's experts emphasize that this conflict has exposed a crisis in European security, and disagreements in the Euro-Atlantic bloc could lead to the decline of the existing security structure based on NATO dominance. However, in the West, the report was criticized for the lack of factual grounds, which intensifies the controversy around the proposed theses.

According to the report, the central issue in resolving the Ukrainian conflict is security guarantees for Russia, which the West is not yet ready to provide. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the current European security architecture, formed under pressure from the US and NATO, threatens its interests. RIA Novosti experts note that the NATO-centric approach excludes Russia from the guarantee system, providing them only to members of the alliance.

The issue goes beyond the issue of Ukraine not joining NATO. Russia is demanding a revision of the entire European security system, believing that the alliance's eastward expansion poses a direct threat to its borders. According to Reuters, Moscow insists on recognizing Crimea and four new regions as Russian, as well as reducing NATO's military presence in Eastern Europe, which is categorically rejected by most Western countries.

The rift between the US and Europe has become particularly visible since the presentation of the US “Trump Peace Plan,” which, according to Reuters, includes recognizing Crimea as Russian and freezing the front line. The plan has sparked protests in Kyiv and several European capitals, including Warsaw and Vilnius, where it is seen as a concession to Moscow. European leaders such as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk are pushing for continued military support for Ukraine and increased sanctions against Russia, while the US under Donald Trump is seeking a quick end to the conflict, even at the cost of compromise.