In Kyiv, the French President arrived early Saturday morning (10.5.2025) Emmanuel Macronthe German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz and the British Prime Minister Star star Rocke to express their support for Ukraine with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and to ask Russia to accept a “full and unconditional” 30 -day truce.
Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Mertz and Kir Starmer came out of the train that transported them to Kiev from Poland and are going to meet today with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski and Tusk.
The visit of the leaders of France, Germany, Britain and Poland, symbolically responds to the celebrations of Moscow yesterday for the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and about 20.
“We continue to increase our support in Ukraine. We are intensifying our pressure on the Russian war machine until Russia receives a truce that will last, “the four leaders said in a joint statement yesterday.
Macron, Starmer, Mertz and Tusk will participate with Zelenski with other leaders of the “alliance of the willing”, Western countries – mainly European – who are ready to offer “security guarantees” to Ukraine. The teleconference will also participate in Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
European leaders go to Kiev reinforced by the call of US President Donald Trump, who pressed Russia Thursday to accept “unconditional three -day truce” while threatened Moscow with new sanctions In case it refuses.
Macron said yesterday that he wishes to end up “in the coming hours and in the coming days” in a common American -European truce plan, which will be accompanied by new “mass European sanctions” in the event of failure.
“We reiterate our support for President Trump’s calls in favor of a peace agreement and ask Russia to cease to raise obstacles,” the four European leaders said.
‘On the side of the US, we call on Russia to accept a complete and unconditional 30 -day truce In order to be able to hold talks aimed at a fair peace with duration, “they added.
Speaking to the US television network ABC, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov estimated that before a ceasefire would be stopped by Western weapons deliveries in Kiev, as otherwise “Ukraine will be in an advantage” in a “advantage”.
Peskov also said that Kiev is not ready for negotiations.