Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky met with several European leaders, including the President of the European Council António Costa, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the chairman of the Dutch, Denmark and Sweden.
During these discussions, he emphasized the need to intensify pressure on Russia and stressed that the ceasefire is the first step to achieve peace. Interviews also focused on strengthening military support, improving the abilities of air defense and defensive defense of Ukraine and accelerating the journey of Ukraine to membership in the European Union.
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He traveled to Tirana in Albania, where he joined the leaders of 47 European nations to discuss matters of security, defense and democratic values in connection with the ongoing war. While he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, as stated by AP.
In the paper on X, Zelena wrote: “I organized a meeting with the President of the European Council @eucoressident, Antonio Costa, and the president of the European Commission Ursula @vonderley. I informed them about today’s negotiations in Istanbul.
He added: “Special attention was paid to our journey to the EU – the possibility of opening negotiating clusters and business cooperation. Thank you for your support for Ukraine and help us closer to the fair level.”
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He also emphasized the importance of increasing international pressure on Russia and repeated that achieving a complete ceasefire is the first step towards a reliable degree. The post added: “I talked about today’s meeting in Istanbul and the importance of growing pressure on Russia to achieve a complete ceasefire as the first step to a reliable level. We also discussed the needs of our country: strengthening air defense and investing in our defensive production – everything that helps to save lives from the hands of aggression and restore security for our people.” ”
Meanwhile, when he participated in the European political community summit in Tirana, Zelena, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk organized a telephone call with US President Donald Trump.
Previously, Putin refused Zelenky’s proposal for a direct meeting in Turkey. He criticized Moscow for not really committing that the conflict would end, and pointed out the decision of Russia to send a low -floor delegation as evidence.
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Reuters said that Russia is trying to end the war of diplomacy and is open to interviews about the ceasefire. However, he expressed concern that Ukraine could take advantage of any break in the fight for regrouping, mobilizing more soldiers and securing other weapons from Western allies.
The pressure on Russia must increase if they do not agree with the complete and unconditional ceasefire.
We expect to focus on everything financed by a Russian war machine: banks, oil, energy, metallurgy and shadow fleet.
With Russian soldiers occupying about one fifth of Ukraine, Russian President Putin demanded that Kiev be surrendered, giving up his ambition to join NATO and accept a neutral attitude. Ukraine firmly rejects these conditions and considers them equivalent to give up. Instead, Reuters, which is involved in the security of the main global powers, especially the United States, said.
(With the entry from agencies)
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