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A sham peace - over the heads of Ukrainians and Europeans - would gain nothing,
Baerbock said in a statement Peace will only come through strength. This requires tough and long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, a strong NATO and progress in Ukraine's accession negotiations with the European Union,
If there is a discussion about Ukraine's security, Europe is concerned. If there's a discussion about Europe's security, it also involves Ukraine,
Borders must not be changed by force. Europe must take full responsibility for its security by investing in its own defense. Ukraine, U.S. and EU must work together to achieve durable peace."
President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics echoed the concerns, stating on X The solution is one that respects the fundamental principles of international law, which are the territorial integrity and integrity of Ukraine, because every negative precedent will have its repercussions, without any dilemmas, later,
Ukraine cannot be agreed upon without Ukraine, and European security cannot be agreed without Europe,
he stated, urging for a unified European stand and proposing an extraordinary EU Summit on the matter A dictated peace will never find our support,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a statement on Thursday, stressing Talks are the only means" to end the conflict while respecting the legitimate interests of both Russia and Ukraine
We’re the thing that’s holding it back, and frankly, we’ll go as long as we have to go, because we’re not going to let the other happen,
said Trump, in what may be the only silver lining of his remarks on Monday, indicating he wouldn’t allow Ukraine to collapse completely I’m just here to try and get peace,
Trump said in the Oval Office, where he riffs out policy daily What’s left to negotiate?”
read one text message from a European official, who called it a “surrender”. Nato has made a long-term commitment to Ukraine and its rightful place is in Nato,
Starmer’s spokesperson said The United States does not believe that Nato membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,
Our priority is to support Ukraine now, while it is fighting on the battlefield and needs our help,
Conversations about money and capabilities matter but so does the parallel conversation about people and psychology, We have looked at Ukraine as indeed the good fight, but we still don’t feel it is our fight. Until and unless we do, we will keep on having these conversations about trade-offs, and if we spend a little bit more we can keep Trump happy, but it is not going to be sufficient.”
At a recent Council on Foreign Relations discussion she said Russia’s war of aggression constitutes a tectonic shift in European history. At our meeting in Versailles, we discussed how the EU can live up to its responsibilities in this new reality, protecting our citizens, values, democracies, and our European model.”
Two months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the EU responded with the portentous Versailles declaration stating If Ukraine is left in the lurch now, we will soon be next,
Roderich Kiesewetter, a senior lawmaker with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), told POLITICO To be clear, peace must last over the long term. It must secure Ukraine’s sovereignty,
said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday What is objectionable is that Ukraine has not been informed about this and neither has Europe,
German liberal MEP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann told POLITICO Today, we must face the reality of what the U.S. government’s actions and announcements mean for Ukraine, for Europe and for the world,
