The governments of the West, this time with the United States by hand. The week, which began with and questioned by Moscow, has concluded with a concerted diplomatic effort to increase the pressure on the Russian president and force him to sit at the negotiating table.
“The ball is now on the roof of Russia and President Putin must demonstrate that his wishes of peace are serious, and must sign a balanced fire for both parties. The Kremlin delay maneuvers in response to the fire proposal of President Trump, as well as the continuous barbarian attacks of Russia against Ukraine, are a clear denial of the desire for peace proclaimed by Putin, ”said Keir Starmer, the United Kingdom Prime Minister, concluding this Saturday“ sooner or later, Putin will have to sit down to negotiate, ”he said.
The Telematics Meeting, in which 26 heads of government (from the EU, together with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey and President Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski) plus the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the secretary general of NATO, Mark Routte, has joined the relevance of the latter meeting lies in the relevance of this last meeting lies in this last meeting, American, who plays his prestige with the proposal of Alto El Fuego, wanted his voice to be heard when twisting the arm to the Kremlin.
The ministers discussed an increase in the sanctions already imposed on Russia, with the possible imposition of limits to the price of oil or the freezing of more Russian active abroad.
“The question is, are we approaching a fire or [Rusia] Are you simply using dilatory tactics? ”Said the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, at the end of the Canada meeting. Washington has not yet promised to impose more economic punishments on Moscow, but has avoided this time to be misguided with the position of its partners. “President Trump does not want to get to that,” explained Rubio, “because he continues to trust the two parties to a process in which peace can be negotiated.”
Advances in the “Volunteer Coalition”
The meeting convened by Starmer, with a similar purpose, pursued the idea, both to Washington and kyiv, that Europe and its Western allies seek to assume their responsibility and play an active role in guaranteeing the future peace of Ukraine.
The British Prime Minister has announced a meeting of high military commanders in the United Kingdom next Thursday, “to advance towards an operational phase (…) and deploy strong and robust plans that support a peace agreement and guarantee the security of Ukraine,” Starmer said.
The British leader has assumed a leading role in the efforts of the last weeks to achieve a “fair and lasting peace”, but is forced to make constant balances to preserve the “special relationship” of his country with Washington, and at all times avoids transmitting the idea that Europe has decided to face this solo crisis. “Our position has not changed. I have clearly said that we need to do all this in conjunction with the United States, with which we talk daily, ”said Starmer.
“Peace will be more solid if European contingents are sent to the land, and there is at the same time a United States security guarantee,” said President Zelenski.
As part of a potential peace force, they work in the construction of a “coalition of volunteers” that contribute to contributing security guarantees to a hypothetical peace agreement in Ukraine. So far, most governments, including Spain, Germany, Italy or Poland, have refused to send troops, but are willing to study other ways of participation. “I have already indicated the will of the United Kingdom to assume a leadership role in this effort, with soldiers on the ground and airplanes in the sky, without they are necessary. But the capacities are different in each country, and that is why we are going to carry out operational discussions to estimate concrete contributions to that coalition of volunteers, ”Starmer has admitted. “The coalition is growing, and is a greater group than we had two weeks ago,” said Prime Minister, without giving details regarding the new additions or commitments.
“Actions, and not empty words”
Starmer has erected in spokesperson for government leaders who have participated in London’s videoconference, to transmit to Putin a message that sounded to Ultimatum: “The world needs actions, not empty words or new conditions. This is the moment of the silence of weapons. (…) We are not going to sit and wait for Putin to do something. We will continue to press, ”said the British, for which the time has come to impose on the Russian president” the maximum possible pressure. “
The meeting has concluded with the commitment to continue contributing to the strengthening of the Armed Forces and the defensive capacity of Ukraine; to continue an increase in sanctions on Russian income sources, and to maintain the exploration “of all possible legal routes to ensure that Russia pays for the damage it has caused to Ukraine,” Starmer said.
