They ruled out the possibility of sanctions on her by the leaders of her allied countries, who met in the presence of President Zelenski, pointing out the delays played by Moscow on the US proposal for a ceasefire. On the contrary, the leaders of the Kiev’s willing allies agreed to reinforce sanctions to increase the pressure on the Kremlin.
The three -hour meeting, initiated by the British Prime Minister and the French Preader, was aimed at shaping security guarantees for Kiev, including the possible development of European military forces, in the context of yet another hypothetical future peacekeeping.
The new “Gifts” of Brussels in Kiev
In immediate support to the Ukrainian army with the delivery of 2 million artillery missiles, worth 5 billion euros, the EU pledged to the meeting for peace and security in Ukraine, where it was represented by European Council President Antonio Costa and Chief of the Commander.
According to a European official, the EU also pledged with disbursements of the G7/ERA loan (€ 18 billion for the EU). At the same time, it should be noted that Member States have committed an additional military support of € 17 billion in Ukraine since the beginning of this year.
In addition, the EU is committed to continuing work to strengthen the EU military training (EUMAM has so far trained 75,000 troops). At the same time, cooperation with the Ukrainian defense industry will be enhanced through the new “Ukraine Support Mean” and “Safe”.
The best way to support Ukraine is to stay consistent in our objective to reach a just and lasting peace. This means keeping up the pressure on Russia through sanctions.
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For his part, the President of the European Council, Antonio Costaby posting on “X”, he points out: “The best way to support Ukraine is to remain consistent in our goal of a total ceasefire and a constant and fair peace. This means maintaining pressure in Russia through sanctions. It would be a strategic mistake to succumb to the temptation of a premature mitigation of sanctions. “
Costa also adds that “peace through power” remains the EU strategy, which requires the strengthening of our multilevel support for Ukraine: military, economic, energy, rebuilding and accession perspective in the EU.
Plains Zelenski to Washington
“Russia does not want any kind of peace,” warned Volodimir Zelenski At the end of the session’s work and warned that the removal of sanctions will now be a disaster for diplomacy.
Asked, however, the Ukrainian president said he was not disappointed with the outcome of the meeting, citing what he considers benefits from the meeting, as well as the commitments to future drone production and the clear political message of allies on the Kremlin’s sanctions. He insisted, however, that it was “important to have the same attitude in the United States”, noting that this meeting “sends this message to the US and others”. He also accused his Russian counterpart of seeking to “divide” Europe and the US.
In addition, Zelenski said the US is constantly changing the terms of the proposed mineral agreement with Ukraine, but added that Washington does not want to believe that Kiev is against the agreement.
At the same time, he estimated that the American stance towards Russia should be more strict.
Where they agreed and where they disagree
Ukraine allies unanimously agreed that they would continue to support Ukraine and its military forces and that it is not the time to lift sanctions against Moscow, the Emmanuel Macronas well as they have continued to continue pressure on Russia and the shadow fleet of tankers that help Moscow export Russian oil, defying sanctions.
The French president also said that there is currently no unanimity about sending a security force under European leadership to Ukraine, although he clarified that it was not necessary to proceed with the mission.
Macron described the structure of the future security guarantees proposed by the “Evangelical Coalition” for Ukraine, with:
- A powerful Ukrainian army, with a common French -British mission that will go to Kiev to identify needs and what can be done to support the future army of Ukraine,
- A security force, which he said will not be parked in the front line of conflict but will provide support in “strategic” areas,
- And a wider impulse for Europe’s re -equipment and representation of the European view, including its requirements in any peace talks, along with the development of additional forces in Belarus.
The French president also said that Europe should be prepared for all scenarios, including the one in which the United States will not support the initiative of the Ukrainian security alliance. Macron, however, was optimistic that President Trump could change his mind, as he understands that Russia is not going down in good faith negotiations.
On his part, the Star star He agreed to maintain and strengthen sanctions against Moscow. “It is quite clear that Russia is trying to delay, plays games, and we must be clear about it,” the British prime minister said, with Volodimir Zelenski at his side. “And that means … First, greater support for Ukraine to ensure that Ukraine is in the strongest position … in the second, absolute clarity in the fact that it is not time now to remove sanctions. Just the opposite. “
Kir Starmer said at the summit, military and operational plans for the coalition of the willingness were discussed at the Summit. “We discussed plans to restore peace, mobilize military forces and operational plans, air, land or sea. Specifically, the Plan was confirmed by the leaders of the French, British and the German Army to travel to Kiev to help plan the future Ukrainian army, as well as a new meeting on Ukraine’s defense, “to give more military assistance”. We fully support you for as long as it takes, “Starmer said, addressing Zelenski.
The Chancellor of Germany Altf Saltz He also said that the lifting of sanctions against Russia at the moment would be a “serious mistake”. “It makes no sense to end sanctions before the reach of peace,” he said. “Unfortunately we have a long way to go a long way for it.”
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Europe has to find a way to pursue a common policy towards Russia, even if Hungary does not agree with it, Poland’s prime minister said. Donald Tusk And he added that all participants in the meeting agreed that Europe should maintain good relations with the US.
Mr. Mitsotakis: “Greece is not ready to send troops to Ukraine”
The need for a ceasefire in Ukraine as soon as possible, in his statements to reporters shortly after the end of today’s International Summit.
The prime minister noted that “Ukraine has accepted a 30 -day ceasefire, which Russia has not yet accepted Russia,” while pointing out that pressure on Moscow should be exerted to stop its attacks, and especially against critical infrastructure, so that it can be called on.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the issue of security guarantees was discussed, which some other countries may be willing to provide. He emphasized, however, that the common ground is that the strongest security guarantee that can be given “is to strengthen the armed forces of Ukraine itself”.
The prime minister also underlined that Greece is not owned by countries ready to send troops and noted that it considers this debate a little bit of disruptive, to the extent that the main issue at the moment is how the war will end an hour earlier.
He also referred to the discussions that will take place next week in Parliament regarding the country’s new equipment program, noting that the main objective is “to integrate this discussion in the context of the more general major geopolitical changes that are taking place today”.
He added that in the context of these discussions, “we will present the new payroll and the new grade of the Armed Forces”, while noting that what can be said at this stage is that, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, it has been decided to have significant savings increases in the ministry. He emphasized that “it is not only enough to buy the most modern weapons, but we must be sure that the Armed Forces executives are paid properly so that we can attract new children to their ranks.”
