European leaders travel to Kyiv in push for 30-day ceasefire

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France, Germany, Poland and UK leaders will travel to Kiev on Saturday, new calls for Russia to permanently agree to ceasefire and to involve peace talks.

The aim of the visit was to show Western solidarity with President Vloadimir Zensky after organizing China and Brazil leaders at the Moscow Victory Day Parade that celebrated Vladimir Putin of Russia after the end of World War II.

The first travel of this outpost has since joined the new Chancellor of Germany, Fredricich Merz, French President Emanuel Macron and British and Polish Prime Minister Sir Care Starmar and Donald Task – since then Merge became the Chancellor Early this month.

In a joint statement issued before the visit, leaders called for a US -led ceasefire to end the war.

“We, France, Germany, Poland leaders, UK will stand in line with Ukraine against the barbaric and illegal aggression of Russia,” they added that they fully supported US President Donald Trump’s call for a peace agreement and urged Russia to stop an end to peace. ”

“We have become clear that the bleeding must end, Russia must stop its illegal attack and Ukraine must be able to be enriched as a safe, safe and sovereign race within the internationally recognized boundaries for the arrival generation.”

Jensky said Friday that Ukraine has been ready for “a reliable and permanent ceasefire for at least 30 days.”

Trump’s proposed 30 -day ceasefire has previously been supported by Kiev but Putin has never agreed. The Russian leader has promised to break the attack on holidays and Ukraine’s fuel infrastructure, but its forces have been hitting civilian territory in almost every region of the country in recent months.

Ballistic missiles and drones hit Kiev earlier this week and killed a mother and son. The attack came in the capital of Ukraine one or two weeks later that 12 people died and were injured more than 80.

European leaders said they were ready to support the negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and were ready to explore how a ceasefire could be applied to “prepare for a complete peace agreement.”

People familiar with the leaders of the leaders on Saturday told the Financial Times that the United States, Europe and Ukraine are closer to finalizing a plan for the initial 30-day unconditional ceasefire that if the Kremlin refuses to go with it and refuses to continue its full-flower war, they will see strict new sanctions on Russia.

The EU Friday called “a full, unconditional ceasefire of at least 30 days” that it depends on Russia “the desire to achieve peace”. This statement was issued by the chief diplomat of the block, Kaja Kallus, and 2 27 members, including Hungary and Slovakia, were supported by those who had previously refused to sign up in this national statement.

On Friday, EU’s foreign ministers traveled to LVIV, the western Ukrainian city of around 20 countries, where they announced their support for a special tribunal to sue senior Russian officials for war crimes operated by Moscow forces during the war. The court will be established under a joint agreement between Ukraine and the Europe Council, the top human rights organization on the continent.

Friday individually, the The UK has announced new sanctions Putin used to shuttle around the world in Russia’s “shadow fleet” while avoiding sanctions imposed by Western countries after Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Jensky thanked Starmar on Friday, saying, “Every step that limits the power of the Kremlin war fund brings peace closer to peace. The UK is again displaying leadership approach.”

Gelnsky said, “If Russia continues to pull the war, we will need a more powerful ban.” “Especially if they break the ceasefire if they are in the end”

During their visit on Saturday, leaders would respect Ukrainian troops killed in the war and pay homage to Kiev’s symbolic independence square. Other European allies will later discuss the plans of a coalition that will support Ukraine’s air, land and marine defense and will help the reinstatement of its military after a peace agreement and will be virtually joined to ensure its long -term protection.

Lucy Fisher in London and additional reports of Henry Faye in Warsa