A critical session will be held today (2/3) for London after an episode meeting on Friday at the Oval Office by US President Donald Trump with his Ukrainian counterpart. The meeting will discuss new security guarantees in the face of the fear of Washington.
who assured him of Britain’s “absolute determination” to support Kiev against the Russian invasion. Indeed, when Zelenski arrived at Downing Street he was applauded by dozens of concentrated.
Starmer and Zelenski signed an agreement on a loan of 2.26 billion pounds (about 2.74 billion euros) to support Ukraine’s defense capabilities. The loan will be repaid through profits from frozen Russian assets.
“The money will be used to produce weapons in Ukraine,” Zelenski said in a Telegram post in which he said “grateful to the government and the British people”.
London. A meaningful and warm meeting with Prime Minister .
During our talks, we discussed the challenges facing Ukraine and all of Europe, coordination with partners, concrete steps to strengthen Ukraine’s position, and ending the war with a just peace, along with…
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua)
Who will participate in the summit
Before the meeting begins at 16:00 Greek time, the Ukrainian president will meet with King Charles.
The meeting will attend, among other things, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olf Saltz, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trinto, Poland Donald Tusk, Italy Giorgia Meloni and European Secretary -General Nato Lainen and Antonio Costa.
On March 6, an extraordinary European Summit for Ukraine is scheduled.
The issues of the session
According to Downing Street, today’s summit will focus on “strengthening Ukraine’s position today, including continuing military support (to the country) and the exerted economic pressure in Russia”.
Participants will also discuss “the need for Europe to take on its role in the field of defense”, at the risk of lifting the military and nuclear US umbrella.
Ukraine and Europe concern Trump’s approach with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The two leaders had telephone contact on February 12, while Moscow and Washington began – without calling Europeans or Kiev – bilateral negotiations to end the war. Trump, in fact, refuses to blame Russia for an outburst of war in Ukraine.
In the shadow of the Trump – Zelenski meeting
These fears were reinforced
“A new era of unjustness has begun (…) in which we should more than ever defend the international order based on rules and the validity of law against the law of the strongest,” German Foreign Minister Analena Berbok reacted Saturday (1/3).
He estimated is urgent for Germany and the EU to relax their budgetary rules in order to release more means to help Ukraine and strengthen their defense.
“It is clear that the free world needs a new leader. It is up to us, the Europeans, to stand at the height of this challenge, “commented the head of European diplomat Kaya Calas.
For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron said he was ready to start discussions about the possibility of Europe in the future gaining nuclear deterrents at the request of Germany’s future Chancellor Friedrich Mertz.
Mertz has estimated that it is necessary for Europe to prepare for the worst scenario: the US to leave NATO. It also wishes to discuss the possibility of expanding the British and French nuclear umbrella to other European countries. France and Britain are the two European countries with a nuclear weapon.
Macron talked to Zelenski and Trump after their confrontation, as well as with Starmer, Antonio Costa and Mark Rutte to prepare for today’s Council.
The NATO Secretary -General pointed out yesterday that he had asked the Ukrainian president to restore his relationship with Trump. “We have to stay united by the US, Ukraine and Europe to offer Ukraine sustainable peace,” he said.
Georgia Meloni also had a phone call with the US president, according to her office, while Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked the EU to launch negotiations with Russia, threatening to block the decisions of the March 6th session.
