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,
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,
We hope we can continue the pressure from the West to force Russia to cease fire,
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,
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,
The contingent must be stationed on Ukrainian soil,
Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table
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.”
We 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’.”
Now is the time to engage in discussion on a mechanism to manage and monitor a full ceasefire,
The ‘yes, but’ from Russia is not good enough,
I’ve been clear that it needs to be done in conjunction with the United States,
President 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.”
We won’t sit back and wait for Putin to act,
The buildup of Russian forces indicates that Moscow intends to keep ignoring diplomacy. It is clear that Russia is prolonging the war.”
So 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,
If 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,
Our troops continue to hold back Russian and North Korean groupings in the Kursk region,
The 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,
Putin is the one trying to delay,