European capitals are voicing growing alarm that a potential security arrangement between Washington and Moscow could weaken the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and curb the alliance’s role across the continent, according to a report by the Financial Times.

The British newspaper said on Saturday that European officials fear the administration of US President Donald Trump is prepared to discuss a broader “framework” for European security with Russia as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

The concerns intensified after Trump met Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House and indicated that any agreement on Ukraine could extend beyond that country’s borders to cover “all of Europe.”

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and a key figure in the US diplomatic effort, has stated that Washington is working on practical arrangements to address the security concerns of the parties and to create a sustainable long-term framework for European stability.

European governments, however, insist that any decisions affecting their security must include direct European participation.

They reject parallel negotiations that would take place before the Ukraine conflict is resolved and consider changes to NATO’s structure or a reduction in the alliance’s presence unacceptable.

According to the Financial Times, officials on the continent worry that Russia could use discussions on security guarantees to restore its sphere of influence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has acknowledged that Russian security concerns could form part of a settlement, but only with European involvement, warning that any rollback of NATO would signal weakness for the alliance.

Representatives of the United States, Russia and Ukraine are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss developments in the war and possible paths toward an agreement, with Europe largely absent from the core talks.

Russia had long demanded fundamental changes to Europe’s security architecture and limits on NATO’s eastward expansion before the start of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022.

NATO members rejected those demands at the time, insisting on the right of countries to choose their own security arrangements.

The current US-Russia contacts have revived those earlier disagreements at a moment when European trust in Washington has already declined sharply amid disputes over defense spending, force posture and the reliability of American commitments.

For countries that have long opposed NATO’s expansion and the concentration of Western military power near their borders, the European anxiety reported by the Financial Times underscores the fragility of an alliance that has prioritized enlargement over the security concerns of others.

A settlement that reduces NATO’s dominant role in European security arrangements could open space for a more balanced regional order, one less dependent on the military structures that have shaped the continent since the end of the Cold War.