A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada were in Ukraine’s capital on Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Visitors, including European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, were scheduled to participate in anniversary incidents and to discuss Ukraine supporting Ukraine with President Volodimier Zelansky.
The anniversary was being marked as American policies on Russia and Ukraine Shifts under President Donald Trump.
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The diplomat of the European Union stressed that except Ukraine and Europe cannot seal the peace deal
The top diplomat of the European Union stressed that the US cannot seal any peace deal to end the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukraine or Europe.
Kaza Kalas, head of the European Union’s foreign policy, also highlighted on Monday that he claimed that Russian posts were being taken by the Trump administration.
“You can discuss whatever you want with Putin. But if it comes to Europe or Ukraine, Ukraine and Europe also have to agree for the deal, ”Kalas asked reporters in Brussels, where he is presiding over the meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers.
Kalas travels to Washington on Tuesday to interact with US State Secretary Marco Rubio.
In the context of the American message, it was clear that the Russian story represents very strongly. ,
The United Nations hoped to vote for the Russia-Ukraine resolutions on a duality
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote on duality resolutions on Monday-Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanded immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and made an American call for a sharp end for war that ever aggravated Moscow’s aggression Does not mention
The United States pressurized Ukrainians to withdraw its nonbinding resolution in favor of its proposal, an American officer and an European diplomat said on Sunday. But Ukraine refused, and will be voted in the 193-Nation Legislative Assembly, two European diplomats said. Everyone spoke on the condition of anonymity because the talks were private.
It is a reflection of stresses that have emerged between the US and Ukraine after President Donald Trump opened a conversation with Russia to quickly resolve the conversation with Russia. It also underlines tension in the transatlantic alliance with Europe on the extraordinary changes of the Trump administration on engagement with Moscow. European leaders were rejected that they and Ukraine were out of the initial dialogue last week.
– Associated Press journalist Edith M in the United Nations. Laderr contributed to this report.
Zelenskyy indicates more equitable mineral deal works
The proposal of a controversial Trump administration to give a profit of US $ 500 billion from Ukraine’s rare Earth minerals, Kave, has been removed from the table as compensation for his war -time assistance, President Volodimier Zelansky said on Sunday that one more It is a sign of a justified deal.
Zelancesi had earlier rejected an American draft agreement on the exploitation of valuable minerals of his country such as Lithium used in aerospace, defense and nuclear industries because it did not have security guarantee and came up with a $ 500 billion price tag.
“The question of $ 500 billion is no longer,” Zelancesi said at a news conference at a news conference on a platform of government officials in Kiev, with a three -year anniversary of the full -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.
No details were given on the status of talks. Ukraine has emphasized the safety guarantee that it needs to prevent any possible Russian aggression in the future.