For the first time, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland travel together in Ukraine, in a joint demonstration of support for the country invaded by Russia. The leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Poland met on Saturday (10/05) with the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski in Kiev, a joint demonstration of support for Ukraine. The visit occurs one day after the Russian president Vladimir Putin, to receive allies in a parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Moscow.
Emmanuel Macron, the president of France Keir Stmerer, the United Kingdom Premier Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, and Friedrich Merz, German Federal Chancellor, were received at the Kiev railway station by Zelenski. This is the first time that the leaders of these four nations have visited Ukraine together and is Merz’s first trip to the country in war.
Shortly thereafter, during a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, they put the flowers in an improvised memorial with square flags for independence for Ukrainian soldiers.
Proposal to cease fire
During the visit, the leaders also intend to discuss a proposal from the United States and Europe for a ceased 30 -day fire in the war that Russia started just over three years after invading Ukraine.
“Together with the United States, we ask Russia to agree on the total and unconditional fire of 30 days with a cease to create the space to negotiate fair and lasting peace,” said the leaders of the four countries in a joint declaration. “We are ready to support peace negotiations as soon as possible, to face the technical implementation of the ceasefire and to prepare for a global peace agreement”.
The four countries have also announced that support for Ukraine will increase. “Until Russia accepts a lasting fire, we will increase the pressure against the Russian war machine,” they added. “Ukraine should be able to thrive as a safe, protected and sovereign nation within its borders recognized internationally for the next generations,” says the note.
In addition to those present in Kiev, other leaders should participate in the virtual meeting that will deal with the progress made for the so -called “composite coalization”, which would help the Ukrainian armed forces after a peace agreement and could potentially send troops to the country to ensure the implementation of the pact.
Unpredictable diplomatic moment
The visit takes place in an unpredictable diplomatic moment in war. Since he hired the White House in January, the president of the United States Donald Trump has been pressing to try to reach rapid peace after breaking the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden.
After approaching the Russian authorities, entering a conflict with the transmission of Zelenski live during the visit of the Ukrainian leader to the White House and briefly cutting military aid in Ukraine, the Trump government reported ties with Kiev and has signed an agreement on the exploitation of Ukrainian mineral resources negotiated in just.
There has also been a tangible change in Trump’s tone, which reported a frustration with what Washington considers Putin’s slowness to a ceasefire. The President of the United States has threatened to intensify sanctions against Russia, but he also claimed to be able to abandon peace efforts if there were no progress.
Trump asked for a 30 -day fire on Thursday. Zelenski said he was ready to immediately implement the break in the conflict. The European Union (EU) supported the proposal.
The spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov said that Russia has supported the measure, but in some conditions, including the suspension of western military assistance in Kiev. Western military help was vital for Ukraine from the invasion of Russia in February 2022.
Event in Moscow
On Friday, Putin received the Chinese president, Xi Jinping and other leaders in Moscow, including President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in a military parade that marked the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet army over Nazi Germany. The event was used by Putin to try to project power and demonstrate that it is not isolated from the international community among the conflicts in Ukraine.
However, the Brazilian president was one of the few leaders of the democratic countries that accompanied the ceremony. In addition to XI, among the participants there were the leaders of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro and Cuba, Miguel DÃaz-Canel, as well as representatives of military joints of Myanmar and Burkina Faso.
Cn (reuters, ap, efe)
Source: Terra
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