“The leaders of European states and European institutions, the prime ministers of Great Britain, Canada, Japan and Norway stated that the US “peace plan” project needs additional work, and expressed their readiness to join it.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
EU flags, photo by Getty Images Source: the statement of the leaders, published by the press service of the European Council, is reported by “European Truth”
Details: The leaders welcomed the US efforts aimed at establishing peace in Ukraine.
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They noted that the initial draft of the 28-point plan includes important elements that will be necessary to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Literally: “Therefore, we believe that the project is a foundation that will require additional work. We are ready to join this work to ensure lasting peace in the future.”
Details: The leaders reiterated the principle that borders should not be changed by force, and expressed concern about proposed restrictions on Ukraine’s armed forces, which would leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attacks.
“We emphasize once again that the implementation of the elements that concern the European Union and NATO will require the consent of the EU and NATO members, respectively,” the leaders added.
“We use this opportunity to emphasize the strength of our continued support for Ukraine. We will continue to closely coordinate our actions with Ukraine and the United States in the coming days,” the statement said.
The statement was approved by the presidents of the European Commission and the European Council, the leaders of Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Great Britain, Germany and Norway.
What preceded: Group of Seven countries, EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa and other European leaders discussed Washington’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine on Saturday afternoon on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
Rustem Umerov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said on Saturday that Kyiv will hold consultations with the United States in Switzerland on ending the war.
Read more about the new American “peace proposal” in the “EP” article: Trump’s plan. We are talking about the “aggressive” peace negotiations between the USA and Ukraine.