Macron, Starmer, Merz and Tusk arrived in Kiev: “Moscow accepted 30 days” | EUROtoday

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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, arrived in Kiev, the place they are going to meet with the Polish premier, Donald Tusk, for a joint go to to the Ukrainian chief, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Macron, Starmer, Merz and Tusk: “Moscow accepts respite 30 days”

“Together with the United States, we ask Russia to agree on the complete and unconditional fire of 30 days to create the space for the interviews on a just and lasting peace”: 4 European leaders stated it (Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk) in a joint declaration earlier than the go to to Kiev, the place the Ukrainian president arrived this morning, Volodymyr Zelensky.

“We want to be clear: the spreading of blood must cease, Russia must stop its illegal invasion and Ukraine must be able to thrive as a safe, protected and sovereign nation within its borders recognized internationally for future generations”.

The 4 leaders added: “We will continue to increase our support for Ukraine. Until Russia does not accept the lasting fire, we will increase the pressure on the Russian war machine ». In an interview released on Saturday to the ABC news channel, the Cremlin spokesman Dmitrij Peskov said that the supplies of weapons from the allies of Ukraine must cease before Russia accepts a ceased the fire. A truce would otherwise be an “benefit for Ukraine” at a time when “Russian troops are advancing … with a sure safety” on the front, Peskov said, adding that Ukraine “isn’t prepared for quick negotiations”.

First time for joint visit

It is the primary time that the leaders of the 4 European nations have made a joint go to to Ukraine. More than three years after the Russian invasion, this demonstration of European unity of symbolic worth comes the day after President Vladimir Putin took on a tone of problem throughout a parade in Moscow to rejoice 80 years from victory within the Second World War. The US president, Donald Trump, proposed a 30 -day unconditional fireplace to finish to finish the battle. But Putin has to this point resistance.