All the victims are citizens of Ukraine,
I will meet separately in each country with the leaders of Britain, France, Italy and Germany,
If Europe is not united today it won't be peaceful, so that integration processes that have begun must reach their result,
This meeting will be an opportunity for the President of the Republic to reaffirm France's determination to continue to provide further unwavering support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, together with our partners,
He (Starmer) will reiterate the UK's iron-clad support for Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression,
It is true that the national security advisers are in close contact with each other and are also coordinating closely on the issue of Ukraine … there should be a face-to-face meeting soon and an exchange of views.”
Given the trip was pulled down today, we're still working through exactly how the Ramstein engagement may play out. Our commitment to Ukraine was a big piece of this, and that is unwavering."
I think it is an excellent initiative by the American president to get us together at a leader's level in Ramstein next Saturday."
I just don't think I can be out of the country at this time."
It was clear that Biden had to send the signal that he was taking care of domestic policy - so close to the (U.S.) elections,
The Oct. 12, 2024 event is postponed,
Announcements about future Ukraine Defense Contact Group meetings will be forthcoming,
We will present our victory plan in detail there, the same as we presented it in the White House,
There can be no free, peaceful and prosperous Europe without a free, peaceful and prosperous Ukraine,
We are just figuring it out right now. So, when there are more updates to provide, I certainly will. But you know, the president just pulled down his trip just this morning. So, again, we are working through those details. When we have more, we’ll provide it,
The message to Ukraine will be that our support is powerful and enduring, and to Moscow that there’s no use in speculating that we might waver in our support and that time will play for the Russian war of aggression,
The obvious necessity for Ukraine is to strengthen our air defense everywhere it is needed, to make this Russian terror impossible,
Once we fully understand the positions of our partners and assess all real possibilities for Ukraine, enhancing our victory plan, we will make our strategy for future actions public,
I also have a very good relationship, as you know, with President Putin and I think if we win, we’re going to get it resolved very quickly,
It would have been a very important meeting and we prepared it on all sides,