There “Coalition of the willing”. Thus was renamed the group of 26 countries, more born and EU, who met in the videoconference wanted by the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Many interventions – From Starmer to French president Emmanuel Macron, passing through the secretary general of the Atlantic alliance Mark Rutte and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky – to develop the action plan In support of Kiev.
One of the most important points concerns phase two, i.e. The “Operational Phase” To ensure peace in Ukraine. During his speech, Starmer reiterated that the efforts of those who support Ukraine must continue, including the maintenance of the “flow of military aid” and the continuation of the penalties to “weaken the Putin war machine and take it to the table”. For the British premier, the time has come to “accelerate the practical work” necessary to get to a peace agreement: “This is the time to continue guiding towards the result we want to see: put an end to the killings, a right and lasting peace in Ukraine and lasting security for all of us”
To Starmer the allies of Ukraine cannot wait for the Russian president Vladimir Putin He sits at the peace table to start “serious discussions”: “We have to look forward and advance by preparing us for a peace that is safe and can last. Which means strengthening the defense of Ukraine but also being ourselves ready to defend a possible agreement through the tool of a coalition of the willing “. One of the first steps of the coalition of willing could be the strengthening of sanctions towards Moscow: “We will accelerate our military support, we will strengthen our penalties on Russia’s revenue and continue to explore all the lawyers to ensure that Russia pays for the damage it has caused to Ukraine”.
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Another significant step concerns the USA. Starmer specified that any peace plan for Ukraine will have to be carried out “in collaboration” with Donald Trump. By focusing on the hypothetical stars and stripes safety network, the British premier reiterated that the position of the United States “has not changed”. “I was clear: this must be done in collaboration with the United States. As I think you know, we speak daily with the USA. So the position on the need to do it in collaboration with the United States has not changed. And that’s why we are discussing in detail. ” “Obviously we are talking every day with the United States on what will happen later,” added Starmer: “I am clear that President Trump is absolutely engaged for a lasting peace that is necessary in Ukraine and everything he is doing is oriented for this purpose”.
The prime minister also attended the videoconference of the “willing” Giorgia Meloniwho reiterated Italy’s intention to continue to collaborate with European, western partners and the United States, to develop credible and effective security guarantees. However, he specified that Rome does not plan to participate in any military operations on the ground.
“Our position on the agreement for a ceased the fire in Ukraine remains firm: we fully support the initiative. Now it is up to Russia to demonstrate its willingness to support a truce that can lead to a just and lasting peace “. With these words the President of the European Commission Ursula von der leyen He reiterated his commitment during the current summit in London with the leaders of the “coalition of willing”. The ex -defense minister of Berlin also expressed gratitude to Starmer for hosting the meeting. “In the meantime,” added the president, “we will continue to strengthen Ukraine and her armed forces, following our ‘porcospine’ strategy. At the same time, we will intensify the efforts for the defense of Europe through the Rearm Europe program, with an increase in defense expenditure “.
For its part, Zelensky He declared that it is necessary to exercise a “strong pressure” on Russia until he demonstrates a real will of peace. “Putin is lying in everyone regarding the situation on the field, in particular on what is happening in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces continue their operations,” he wrote in a post on X: “Our troops have also stabilized the situation on the Donetsk front, especially in Pokrovsk”. The leader of Kievha then added that Putin is also falsifying the question of ceased the fire, calling a possible agreement “too complicated”. “In reality, everything can be managed, we talked about it with the Americans,” he explained, “the truth is that Putin has already extended the war for almost a week after the interviews of Gedda and will continue to do so”. Finally, the Ukrainian president reiterated that peace is possible, “when we work together for peace, for security guarantees and to prevent the attacker from getting something from this war”.
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