London (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to register in a high fire in his war against Ukraine if peace is taken seriously, and they say that the allies will continue to increase the pressure on the Kremlin, even with the mobile planning of a peacekeeping force to an “operating phase.”
After a two -hour virtual meeting of what he has called the “coalition of the Willing”, Starmer said that “Dithorammiento and the delay” of the Kremlin on the proposal of Alto El Fuego of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the “continuous barbaric attacks” of Russia against Ukraine, “completely” run to the desire of Putin for Peace.
“We agreed that now the ball was in the court of Russia, and President Putin must demonstrate that peace is taken seriously and registered in a high fire on equal terms,” said Prime Minister.
Around 30 leaders participated in the call, including European partners such as French president Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Also present were the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, as well as NATO officials and the European Union executive.
Starmer convened the meeting, the second in two weeks, as a means to help Ukraine against a change of approach to the United States, after the return of President Donald Trump, as well as measuring support for any possible future Mission of Maintenance of Peace. This time, many more countries were involved than the previous meeting on March 2.
He said there was a “stronger collective resolution and new commitments on the table” were set up, both in relation to the defense of the agreement and also on the broader issue of Europe's defense and security.
Troops in Ukraine to safeguard peace
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Starmer said that all attendees had reaffirmed their commitment to the long -term safety of Ukraine, and agreed that Ukraine “must be able to defend himself and deterre the future Russian aggression.”
He added that the “robust and credible security agreements” are the best way to guarantee lasting peace in Ukraine, and said that military planners would be summoned again in the United Kingdom on Thursday to progress practical plans to support the future security of Ukraine.
Without providing precise details, Starmer said again that the allies were ready to put troops in Ukraine to safeguard peace after any high fire. The United Kingdom and France have been working to get Ukraine allies to provide troops, weapons or other help to a European military force that could be deployed to reassure Ukraine and deter Russia to attack again.
“We will build the defenses and armed forces of Ukraine, and we will be ready to deploy as a 'coalition of the provisions' in case of a peace agreement, to help ensure Ukraine on earth, in the sea and in the sky,” he added.
Indists without conditions
The meeting took place as a result of an US proposal for a high 30 -day fire in Ukraine, which Zelenskyy has supported. Putin has indicated that he supports a truce in principle, but has established a series of details that must be clarified before accepting a high fire.
Starmer said that Zelenskyy's support for a high unconditional fire shows that Ukraine is the “Peace Festival.”
Zelenskyy left the meeting asking for strengthened sanctions to pressure Russia to accept a high fire without conditions that could pave the way for a peace agreement. In a series of publications in X, he said that “Moscow understands a language” and that a high 30 -day fire “without murders” would create a window in which “it would really be possible to negotiate all aspects of real peace.”
He also said that it was not for Putin who is parked in Ukraine after any peace agreement, since he gave his support to a European contingent on the field with an American “support.”
“If Putin wants to bring a foreign contingent to the territory of Russia, that is his business. But it is not his business to decide anything about the security of Ukraine and Europe, “said Zelenskyy.
'Good vibrations that come out of Russia'
The United States has changed its focus on war since Trump's return to the White House. The change of focus in relation to the one taken by President Joe Biden became particularly remarkable after Trump faced Zelenskyy on February 28 at the Oval office.
Starmer has taken the lead, together with Macron, in gathering the “coalition of the provisions”, partly to persuade Trump to maintain support for Kyiv. A result has already been a growing acceptance of European countries in particular that need to do more to guarantee their own security, even by increasing their defense expenditure.
Trump expressed optimism on Friday that Putin, who met with the American envoy Steve Witkoff earlier for the week, will support the fire.
“I am coming from the point of view on a high fire and, ultimately, a treatment some quite good vibrations that come out of Russia,” he said.
Ukraine, under severe military pressure in parts of the first line three years after the large -scale invasion of Russia, has already supported the proposal of truce. The Russian Army has won the impulse of the battlefield, and analysts say that Putin will probably be reluctant to hurry at a stop the fire while feeling that he has an advantage.
“Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table,” said Starmer. “So, this is the time, let the weapons fall in silence, let the barbaric attacks against Ukraine, once and for all, stop and accept a high fire now.”
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