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On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, world leaders and the EU leadership arrived in Kyiv today, February 24, to take part in the “Support Ukraine” forum.
In particular, representatives of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, Canada, Finland, as well as Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the OSCE Secretary General, the Minister for European Affairs of France, as well as the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council visited Ukraine. Despite the air raid alarm, the “Support Ukraine” summit was held in the capital. Representatives of 24 other countries joined it via video link. The main topic of the forum was security guarantees for Ukraine and the future of collective security.
At the end of the forum, a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign leaders on the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine was held. Here are the main statements and remarks of the participants.
We will work on the tribunal even after the end of the hot phase of this war, – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
We hope that we will be able to end the war this year, not in three years, – Zelenskyy added.
We had a very good conversation at the G7 meeting. We hope that the US will continue to support us along with other partners. We need to not lose this unity between Europe and the US, – Zelenskyy on the G7 meeting, among the participants of which was Donald Trump.
Only Ukraine can decide when the conditions for effective, long-term peace talks will arise, – Antonio Costa
Of course, we welcome the great efforts of President Trump to put pressure on Putin, on Russia. I hope that these bilateral talks will open the door to real peace talks.
The President of the European Council said this during a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign leaders on the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
This war is not only about Ukraine, this war is also about European security. Therefore, it is very important that Europe is represented in the negotiations, – President of the European Council António Costa added.
We will support Ukraine as long as it needs. Now it is important to provide Ukraine with everything it need, – Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark, said this during a joint press conference.
Sanctions have a huge impact on Putin’s economy, – Ursula von der Leyen stated.
She also added, that she is “amazed by the quality and speed with which Ukraine is implementing reforms on its way to EU accession”.
“Until there is a peace agreement, we cannot talk about lifting sanctions,” she added.
We have tripled defense spending. We must ensure that might does not outweigh truth, – Trudeau.
We are doubling our assistance to Ukraine for mine clearance projects, these are our main areas, Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Fróstadóttir said this during a joint press conference with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and foreign leaders on the anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine.
