Türkiye has expressed its willingness to control that an eventual high fire in Ukraine is respected, A source from the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The statement occurred after an important meeting in kyiv between the call “Coalition of the willing”composed of leaders of United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland y Ukraine. The Cumbre concluded with an agreement for a As of this Monday, May 12with the support of the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
European leaders Emmanuel Macron (France), Donald Tusk (Poland), Keir Starmer (United Kingdom) and Friedrich Merz (Germany) traveled to the capital of Ukraine on the 10th of major to reaffirm their support to Ukrainians. Later, They spoke by phone with Trumpcalled during which the American reaffirmed his disposition to start the truceaccording to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin did not respond directly to the initiative in his last press conferencealthough he proposed to resume Direct conversations with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15without previous conditions. A .
Pressure to Russia to accept the truce: “There will be more sanctions”
More than 20 international leaders supported a call to press Russia to accept the proposal. Otherwise, the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albareshas warned Monday that European countries will adopt new sanctions against Russia.
In statements to the press after participating in London in a meeting with representatives of the main countries of the European Union and the United Kingdom, Albares has said that this will be a “crucial” week for the development of war in Ukraineit will highlight who really wants peace.
“We have talked about sanctions And we have made it very clear that, if Russia does not accept this high unconditional fire, if we do not move towards genuine and real peace negotiations, with a real will to reach peace without conditions, the sanctions are one of the instruments that Europeans have to continue working in favor of peace, “he said.
Along the same lines, the Foreign Minister of Germany, Johann WadephulHe pointed out that European powers are willing to “impose more sanctions” if Putin does not make concessions. “I know that in the United States there is also the will to do so,” He added, in a new allegation in favor of the “Political pressure” About Russia.
Likewise, the new German minister has left, for the first time, the Open door for your government to finally approve missile delivery delivery long -range missiles To Ukraine if Putin does not accept a durable fire in the short term.
The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly claimed the assignment of Taurus, but in recent years The Olaf Scholz government had been reluctant. Already in campaign, the now chancellor, Friedrich Merzhe showed Open to a posture change.
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