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I reaffirmed Austria’s full commitment to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and we will continue to stand with Ukraine,
We will not send Italian soldiers to Ukraine."
On Tuesday, Italan Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in an interview with Rai 1 Secolo TV We have no plans to send Polish troops to Ukraine, but we will provide logistical and political support to those countries that want it,
said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk when the discussion first gained momentum There is an aggressor: Russia, ... There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago – and to keep doing so.”
Mr Macron observed on social media Such a truce on air, sea and energy infrastructure would allow us to determine whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is acting in good faith when he commits to a truce,
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said of Macron’s proposal They would have been buoyed by the level of support expressed by European leaders in London yesterday, but they are also aware there are a whole lot of hurdles yet that need to be overcome before we see anything real and concrete in terms of stopping the fighting in Ukraine,
I’m aware of everything.”
Asked if he was aware of the plan raised by Macron, Zelenskyy said What happened at the White House on Friday, of course, demonstrated how difficult it will be to reach a settlement trajectory around Ukraine,
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said But we are working with France and European allies for a lasting peace,
What we need to hear from President Zelenskiy is that he has regret for what happened, he’s ready to sign this minerals deal and that he’s ready to engage in peace talks,
Anyone who wants to negotiate does not deliberately hit people with ballistic missiles,
I’m just not getting into a running commentary on the options,
It’s all key on whether the US will agree to security guarantees both around this plan that Europe has and with respect to the minerals deal as well,
There are clearly a number of options on the table,
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman said We’ve now agreed that the United Kingdom, along with France and possibly one or two others, will work with Ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we’ll discuss that plan with the United States.”
Speaking to the BBC after the summit, Sir Keir said In the event of peace deal we will keep boosting Ukraine’s own defensive capabilities to deter any future invasions.”
At the summit, leaders agreed to continue providing Ukraine with substantial military aid, with Sir Keir saying We must not repeat the mistakes of the past when weak deals allowed President Putin to invade again.”
Perhaps pointing his comments at the US administration, the prime minister said There must be no talks on Ukraine without Ukraine,
We see that the collective West has partially begun to lose its collectivity, and a fragmentation of the collective West has begun,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Donald Trump has to choose if he wants to call himself a leader of the free world, or leader of an extortion gang. The latter is not interesting for Europe."
One senior official declared in the aftermath of the blow-up