JAKARTA – European leaders, including from Britain, France, Germany, and the European Union, issued a joint statement with Ukraine in support of US President Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire on the current line of fighting.
“We strongly support President Trump’s position that fighting must be stopped immediately, and that the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations,” the statement said.
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, NATO and EU members who have had a warm relationship with Moscow during the Ukraine war.
Russia previously demanded Ukraine hand over more territory before the ceasefire, while Ukraine and its European allies have long called for an immediate cessation of fighting so that negotiations can take place.
Trump called for a ceasefire according to the current situation after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday last week.
The statement said European leaders would meet this weekend at the EU summit and in a “willing coalition” format of countries supporting Ukraine. Zelensky will attend a coalition meeting on Friday in London.
The Coalition formed by France and Britain in February held months of negotiations at various levels to try to determine which country plans could contribute militarily to Ukraine and to prevent Russia from attacking it again once the final ceasefire is reached.
“We must increase pressure on Russia’s economy and its defense industry, until Putin is ready to make peace. We are developing steps to fully utilize Russia’s irmobilized sovereign assets so that Ukraine has the resources it needs,” the statement continued.
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