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The United Kingdom and France are playing a strong leadership role and everyone has a clear vision of the situation: Ukraine wants peace and a ceasefire, Russia doesn't,
Stubb said
Putin does not seek a truce, ceasefire or peace. His fundamental goal, namely the destruction of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, has not changed at all,
Stubb saidWe hope we can continue the pressure from the West to force Russia to cease fire,
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We will build up Ukraine’s own defences and armed forces and be ready to deploy as a ‘coalition of the willing’ in the event of a peace deal to help secure Ukraine on the land, at sea and in the sky,
Starmer said on Saturday after a virtual meeting with 25 European Union and other world leaders as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
We agreed military planners would convene again in the UK this week to progress practical plans for how our militaries can support Ukraine’s future security,
Starmer added
The contingent must be stationed on Ukrainian soil,
Zelenskyy said on social mediaSooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table
Sir Keir warned
There are different capabilities from different countries, but those are the operational discussions that are going on in relation to what this coalition of the willing will be able to provide.”
He saidWe reiterate our support to Ukraine’s agreement to a ceasefire. Now Russia has to show that it is willing to support a ceasefire leading to a just and lasting peace. In the meantime, we will support strengthening Ukraine and its armed forces following our ‘porcupine strategy’.”
Von der Leyen posted on X following the call
Now is the time to engage in discussion on a mechanism to manage and monitor a full ceasefire,
the prime minister addedThe ‘yes, but’ from Russia is not good enough,
said StarmerI’ve been clear that it needs to be done in conjunction with the United States,
he saidPresident Trump has offered Putin the way forward to a lasting peace. Now we must make this a reality. So this is the moment to keep driving towards the outcome that we want to see, to end the killing, a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, and lasting security for all of us.”
Starmer said
We won’t sit back and wait for Putin to act,
he saidThe buildup of Russian forces indicates that Moscow intends to keep ignoring diplomacy. It is clear that Russia is prolonging the war.”
He saidSo we will now move into an operational phase. Our militaries will meet on Thursday this week here in the United Kingdom to put strong and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal and guarantee Ukraine's future security,
the UK prime minister stressedIf Putin is serious about peace, I think it's very simple, he has to stop his barbaric attacks on Ukraine and agree to a ceasefire, and the world is watching,
he added
Our troops continue to hold back Russian and North Korean groupings in the Kursk region,
he said on social mediaThe group that met this morning is a bigger group than we had two weeks ago, there is a stronger collective resolve and new commitments were put on the table this morning,
he addedPutin is the one trying to delay,
he said