The leaders of the European Union have agreed on Thursday to give “all military support” and provide “security guarantees” to Ukraine, while claiming that Russia show “true political will” to end the war, in new conclusions without the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who maintains his rejection of the initiatives to support kyiv.
The conclusions closed to 26 member states underline that the EU will contribute “all military support, as well as the security guarantees for Ukraine”, depending on the “competences and capabilities” of each country.
In full conversations between Russia and the United States, the EU insists on a “just, lasting and global” peace that is based on the principles of the United Nations Charter and supports the proposal of A 30 -day truce that Washington and kyiv agreed and that for the moment Russia only partially accepts for energy facilities, EP reports.
“The European Council appeals to Russia to show a true political will to end war,” the conclusions of European leaders point out. The agreement provides support for “independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Ukraine, with “its internationally recognized borders.”
European leaders have started the summit with a conversation by videoconference with the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, with whom they have dealt with the situation in the field and the incipient contacts led by Washington for a peace agreement. European sources point out that European leaders share that real negotiations have not yet happened and agree to find ways for the EU to influence and be present in the process.
In any case, this Thursday’s summit has consolidated the scenario of an EU that maintains the course with respect to the aid to Ukraine, without Hungary, and that raffles its veto writing an annex to the final conclusions on Ukraine signed by the rest of the European leaders. “If the structural divergence is maintained, we will continue advancing to 26,” explained a source before the European Summit.
The heads of state and government except Orbán calls to “urgently redouble the efforts to deal with the pressing military and defense needs of Ukraine” and echo the initiative of the high representative of the EU, Kaja Kallas, to coordinate a greater “voluntarily” support to Ukraine.
In any case, Kallas herself has asked to prioritize the supply of Artillery ammunition worth 5,000 million After recognizing the lack of support from the countries of the block to their proposal to allocate 40,000 million euros in military support to Ukraine in 2025.
European leaders also show their support to provide “regular and predictable” financial aid to Ukraine and calls for the European Commission to take measures to advance the financing of the plan for Ukraine and the G-7 initiative.
Keep Sanctions to Russia
On the other hand, through a video call Zelenski has told European leaders that “the sanctions must be maintained until Russia begins their withdrawal from Ukraine.” In addition, he said: “Putin must stop making unnecessary demands that only prolong war and should begin to fulfill what promises the world.”
The president of Ukraine also announced this Thursday since Norway that US teams and Ukraine They will meet in Saudi Arabia next Mondaythe same day that a meeting between delegations from Washington and Moscow will be held, but separately, according to Reuters.
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