The teleconference of European leaders constituting the so -called “coalition of the wills” has been completed, with the participation of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Laienne and the Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski.
According to a spokesman for the Commission on Volodimir Zelenski and Ursula von der Layen, “leaders had a positive exchange of views to tune in to tomorrow’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.”
Security guarantees, as well as the territorial issue, were raised at the teleconference.
According to the Commission’s informing to reporters, “the discussions focused on key issues, such as the need to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine, the commitment to maintain full pressure against Russia through sanctions, the principle that Ukraine is the one that makes its decisions on the territory and its territory. of Europe.
This was also the opportunity for leaders to once again confirm their unity in supporting Ukraine towards a fair and lasting peace. “
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and European Commission President Ursula von der Layen, who had a bilateral meeting in Brussels, departed recently for the US.
‘To exert pressure on Russia’
The conference conferences of European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski in the face of talks in Washington has been completed, the Polish Foreign Minister said today, adding that he stressed during the discussion that pressure should be exerted on Russia.
“The Western Coalition meeting for Ukraine was completed in the run -up to tomorrow’s talks in Washington,” Radoslav Sikorski wrote on X. “I emphasized that in order for peace to come, there must be pressure on the attacker, not the victim.”
Europeans Leaders in Washington on the side of Zelenski
Everyone in Washington: After the Trump-Putn Summit in Alaska, which did not result in a specific announcement, European leaders are giving up around Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, who will be accompanied tomorrow, Monday, August 18th.
The decision was announced today shortly before a tele -conference of the “coalition of the willing”, which is being attended by Kiev supporters, with the aim of examining what could be the outline of a possible peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
The result of intensive diplomatic consultations, Washington’s meeting around US President Donald Trump will be the first in this figure since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Kir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his head.
“I am very happy to be able to accompany you tomorrow,” European Commission President Ursula von der Laien, who will also be present in the US federal capital, said.
The Ukrainian leader, who expressed his joy for this European “unity”, stressed, during a press conference in Brussels, that he “does not know exactly” what Putin and Trump talked about and that he was looking forward to more details.
“Great progress on Russia. Stay tuned! “Donald Trump wrote in a laconic message on his social media social media, while US diplomat leader Marco Rubio threatened Moscow with new sanctions if no agreement was concluded.
Trump’s special envoy, Steve Whitkov, assured that, during talks in Alaska, Russia made territorial “concessions” about five Ukrainian regions.
A teleconference of the “coalition of the willing” allies of Kiev, involving most major European countries, the EU, NATO and non -European countries, such as Canada, took place this afternoon.
“We welcome President Trump’s willingness to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, similar to Article 5 (NATO),” Ursula von der Layen underlined, citing this central point of discussions that was to be discussed during the teleconference.
Returning from Alaska, Trump referred to a wording commensurate with Article 5 of NATO, except for the Atlantic Alliance framework, which is considered by Moscow an existential threat to its borders.
According to Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, there will be a collective security clause that will allow Ukraine to receive the support of “all its partners, including the US, who will be ready to be active in the event of a new attack”.