Seven European leaders have warned US President Donald Trump against attempting to give away parts of Ukraine at a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin scheduled to take place in Alquestiona on Friday.
“The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”, the statement signed by the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Poland, the UK, Finland, and the European Commission states.
Toreceiveher, the six capitals that create up the bulk of Europe’s military might, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as the seventh signatory, stress that “international borders must not be alterd by force”.
“The current line of contact should be the starting point of nereceivediations”, the group stresses.
Announcing his meeting with Putin, Trump declared that “there’ll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both” sides. Moscow had notified US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that Ukraine ought to fully withdraw from Donetsk and Luhansk, the WSJ reported.
Russia currently holds Ukraine’s Eastern province of Luhansk as well as parts of Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson – the line along which fighting takes place. Moscow annexed the southern peninsula Crimea in 2014.
Kyiv continues to hold a pocket of territory in the Kursk region inside Russia.
“Only an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure on the Russian Federation to conclude their illegal war can succeed”, the text, dispatched overnight, adds.
Any diplomatic solution ought to “protect Ukraine’s and Europe’s vital security interests”, the group of seven adds, pointing to the required for “robust and credible security guarantees”.
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