The President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa welcomed a proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the war in Ukraine, submitted by Washington. Progress in the American-Ukrainian negotiations was also appreciated by Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“This is a positive development that can lead to a complex, fair and permanent peace in Ukraine. Now it is Russia, ”said von der Leyen and Costa on the X -platform. European leaders also appreciated the renewal of military aid and re -providing US intelligence information for Kiev. “The EU is ready to participate in the upcoming peace negotiations together with its partners,” the chairmen added in response to the US and Ukraine negotiations in Saudi Jidda.
“It depends on diplomacy. Today, Jidda has taken an important step towards a fair sustainable peace that will prevent further aggression. It is also important that the Ukrainians are heard, ”he wrote on X Lipavský.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also welcomed the US proposal. “I warmly welcome the agreement … and congratulations (US President Donald) Trump and (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) to this remarkable progress. Russia must now agree with the ceasefire and end the fighting, ”said Starmer in a statement published by his office.
The Prime Minister also announced that he will convene a virtual meeting of countries ready to support the ceasefire on Saturday to discuss the next steps. “We are ready to help end this war in a fair and permanent way that will allow Ukraine to enjoy freedom,” Starmer added.
French President Emmanuel Macron awarded the progress in negotiations, “especially in connection with the idea of a 30-day ceasefire”. Like other leaders, he stressed that “the ball is now clearly on the Russian side to ensure the signing of the ceasefire”.
“It seems that Americans and Ukrainians have taken an important step towards peace. Europe is ready to help achieve fair and permanent peace, ”wrote Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at X.
Ukraine supported the United States’ proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia on Tuesday. At the same time, the United States agreed to abolish the restrictions for military assistance and the exchange of intelligence information with Ukraine. According to AFP, this results from a joint statement of Ukrainian and American officials.
