Merz, Macron, Starmer and Tusk arrive in kyiv to press Putin to accept a 30 -day fire in the Ukraine War

French president, Emmanuel Macronand the heads of government of Germany and the United Kingdom, Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer, have arrived this Saturday early in the day kyiv In a joint unpublished visit, and of great symbolic value, to exhibit their “unwavering” support to Ukraine and launch a clear message to Vladimir Putin.

The three leaders, who will be joined by the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, traveled together on a train from Poland and will meet in the morning with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski. Although leaders already know reality in Ukraine since it was invaded in 2022 by Russia, it is the first time they travel together to the capital.

The leaders intend to urge Russia to accept a truce. In a joint statement made public this Friday the leaders demand “to agree on the total and unconditional fire of 30 days.” They also warned, in the text, that they would increase «the pressure on war machinery From Russia »until the durable fire approves.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, already urged Russia on Thursday to accept a “high fire fire” and threatened to impose new Western sanctions in case it does not. This show of European unit occurs a day after Putin exhibited its strength and influence with a colossal military parade in the Red Square of Moscow, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.