The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has reiterated this Monday in a call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, which kyiv needs “solid” security guarantees after the informal summit organized in Paris to which European leaders have attended.
“We share a common vision: security guarantees must be solid and reliable. Any other decision without those guarantees, such as a fragile high fire, would only serve as another deception of Russia and as a prelude to a new Russian war against Ukraine or other nations European, “he said on social networks.
Zelenski has affirmed that both have agreed to stay “in contact.” “It is essential to guarantee a solid and lasting peace, and that can only be achieved through solid security guarantees,” added the Ukrainian president.
For its part, Macron has confirmed that after the meeting of European leaders in Paris he has spoken with the US president, Donald Trump, and then with Zelenski, ensuring that to achieve peace “all Europeans, American and Ukrainians will work together.” “That is the key,” he said.
“We look for a strong and lasting peace in Ukraine. To achieve it, Russia must end its aggression, and this must be accompanied by solid and credible security guarantees for the Ukrainians. Otherwise, there is a risk that this high fire is Finish as Minsk’s agreements, “he said through his profile on social network X.
“We are convinced that Europeans must invest better, more and together in their safety and defense, both for today and for the future. For this, Europeans want to accelerate the implementation of their own agenda of sovereignty, security and competitiveness,” he said aggregate.
The French president has asserted that European countries will continue “working on the basis of the proposals of the European Commission, both in the support of Ukraine and in the development and investment in defense.” “This agenda, defined in 2022 at the Summit of Versailles, must simply be carried out. Decisions, actions, coherence. Quickly,” he concluded.
Leaders have agreed to general features on the need to commit more in the support of kyiv while raising investment in defense to reinforce their capabilities in Europe, although they have pointed out that Washington cannot disregard the future security of Ukraine .
To the Paris meeting, sponsored by Macron, the heads of government of Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Netherlands and Denmark have come. Those responsible for the European commission and council, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, respectively, and NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, have also attended.