“The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced “noticeable progress” after a conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and US President Donald Trump.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Ursula von der Leyen, photo: Getty images Source: von der Leyen in social networks
Direct speech von der Leyen: “We had a good hour-long conversation with Trump, Zelenskyi and several European leaders to discuss their meeting today regarding the peace talks.
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There was noticeable progress, which we welcome.”
Details: von der Leyen added that “Europe is ready to continue cooperation with Ukraine and our US partners to consolidate this progress.”
Direct speech von der Leyen: “The most important thing in this effort is reliable security guarantees from day one.”
Prehistory:
- December 24 Zelenskyi stated that Ukraine can submit a twenty-point peace agreement for ratification by the parliament or hold an all-Ukrainian referendum, and may also decide to hold elections in the country simultaneously with the referendum. According to the president, a minimum of 60 days and a complete ceasefire for this period are needed to hold the referendum.
- December 28 a meeting between Zelenskyi and Trump took place in Florida. Thereafter a video conference of the two presidents with European leaders took place.
- Trump said that on Sunday he spent “good and very productive” a conversation with the ruler of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin before his meeting with Zelensky.
- Assistant to the ruler of the Russian Federation, Yuriy Ushakov, said that during this conversation Putin and Trump allegedly agreed that a temporary ceasefire “under the pretext of a referendum” only leads to a prolongation of the conflict.
- Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not agree to a ceasefire during a possible referendum in Ukraine on the “peace plan”.