The USA-Russia-Ukraine trilateral agreement begins in the United Arab Emirates

Al termine dell’encounter with the US envoy Steve Witkoff to end the war in Ukraineil Kremlin one announced trilateral meeting with Ukrainians and Americans in the United Arab Emirateswhich began recently.

“It has been agreed that the first meeting of a trilateral working group on security issues will be held in Abu Dhabi today,” Kremlin diplomatic advisor Yuri Ushakov told reporters, stressing that the meeting between Putin and Witkoff on Thursday it was “useful in every respect“.

“The Americans have done a lot to prepare for this meeting and hope that it will be a success and pave the way for progress on all issues related to end of the conflict“, ha sottolineato Ushakov.

Furthermore, a meeting dedicated to economic issues will be held on Friday in Abu Dhabi between Steve Witkoff and the Kremlin’s envoy for international economic affairs Kirill Dmitriev, he specified. “We are sincerely interested in a resolution” of the conflict “through political and diplomatic means,” Ushakov said.

“Until that happens, the Russia will continue to pursue i its objectives on the battlefield“he however pointed out.

The Kremlin’s warning

Following the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the Kremlin warned that there will be no “lasting” peace in Ukraine without a solution to the territorial question.

“The important thing is that during these negotiations between our president and the Americans, it was confirmed once again that without a solution to the territorial issue we cannot expect a lasting agreement,” Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin’s international adviser, told reporters.

Brussels finds unity on Greenland, tariffs, Ukraine

L’Europe turns out to be stronger when it is united. This could be the summary of the European Council which urgently called EU leaders to Brussels to respond to the attack Donald Trump at the Greenland and the threat of new duties for those countries ready to send military contingents.

A meeting that lasted about five hours, which saw the leaders leave the Europa Building without the usual press points, a sign that the single voice of the President of the European Commission would have been enough Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the Euro-European Council, Antonio Costa to report on the summit, without distinction.

Greenland

On Greenland, “we followed four fundamental principles: firmness, openness, preparedness and unity, and this approach proved effective,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The week passed by hitting agencies, where the leaders had expressed themselves unanimously against US aggression, pushing for calm and dialogue with the US administration, but without giving up the use of the commercial bazooka where necessary.

And with this position the leaders arrived in Brussels, the day after Trump’s day in Davos, with a crisis over Greenland partially resolved after the intervention of NATO secretary Mark Rutte.

If the unpredictability of the US president doesn’t make anyone sleep peacefully, tonight we celebrate the Union’s speed in formulating a unanimous response. “I agree with everything” declared some diplomatic sources, suggesting that the discussion between the states took place without any hitches or disagreements.

The Mercosur agreement

In the lightning summit it entered and was also back on the table Mercosur after the European Parliament yesterday voted for the referral to the Court of Justice, effectively blocking the application for another 18/24 months.

If at a procedural level the Council has already expressed its opinion on the provisional application, the issue is political. But Costa will take care of overcoming the impasse: “the Council has already decided in recent weeks not only to authorize the Commission to sign the Mercosur agreement, but also to proceed with the provisional application of the agreement.

This is the Council’s position. I call on the Commission to make use of this decision and implement the provisional application of the Mercosur agreement.”

Il Board of Peace

Also on the table is “Board of peace” promoted by Trump. “We have serious doubts about a number of elements contained in the statute of the Board of Peace – relating to its scope of competence, its governance and its compatibility with the United Nations Charter.

We stand ready to work with the United States on the implementation of the comprehensive peace plan for Gaza, with a Peace Council that carries out its transitional administration missionin accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803,” said European Council President Antonio Costa.

Ukraine

And then once again Ukraine. On the “prosperity plan” for the reconstruction of Ukraine, “we are close to an agreement with the United States and Ukraine” said von der Leyen. The plan he explained: “proposes a response structured around five different pillars.

The first pillar concerns theincrease in productivity through business-friendly reforms and increased market competition. The second pillar concerns theacceleration of integration of Ukraine into the European single market through reforms in key economic sectors. The third pillar concerns a significant increase in investments. Who, he Ukraine Investment Framework, part of our Ukraine Facility, is already operational, so we can use facilities that we have already built since the beginning of the war. So far, it has been the EU’s main investment vehicle for the country, and it is clearly producing results,” von der Leyen explained.

“The fourth pillar concerns a strengthening donor coordinationbecause we not only need public funds, but also private investments. Here too, we have a solid and proven structure already in place through the Ukraine Donor Platform.

This platform brings together the countries of G7the European Commission, Ukraine and other partners. Finally, to complement all this for the prosperity of Ukraine, the fifth pillar concerns fundamental reforms.

The condition remains necessary: ​​it means strengthening the rule of law, intensifying anti-corruption efforts and modernizing public administration, because this is how we can build trust, and the trust of our partners and investors is fundamental.”