European leader arrives in Kyiv in the show of solidarity against Russia

KYIV: France, Britain and Germany leaders reached Ukraine on Saturday to negotiate with President Volodimier Zelancesi, swear to pressurize Russia, until it would agree to a ceasefire one day after a grand military parade in Moscow.French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Frederick Merz and British Prime Minister Kir Stmper arrived together from neighboring Poland by train. Later, he was scheduled to join the Polish Prime Minister Donald Task.This is the first time leaders from four European countries have made a joint visit to Ukraine.For more than three years in Russia’s invasion, the highly symbolic show of European unity comes after one day of President Vladimir Putin when a tone tone was hit in the Moscow parade after 80 years since the victory in World War II. US President Donald Trump has proposed a 30-day unconditional ceasefire as a step to end the struggle. But Putin has so far protested.The leaders said in a statement before the journey, “With the US, we ask Russia to agree on a full and unconditional 30-day ceasefire.”He said, “We are ready to support the peace talks as soon as possible, to discuss the technical implementation of the ceasefire and prepare for a full peace deal,” he said.“We are clear that bloodshed should end, Russia should stop its illegal attack, and Ukraine should be a safe, safe and rich as a sovereign nation within its internationally recognized boundaries for generations to come.”He warned: “We will continue to increase our support for Ukraine. We will pressurize Russia’s war machine until Russia agrees to a permanent ceasefire.”In an interview with ABC News Channel on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said that the delivery of arms from Ukraine’s colleagues should stop Russia before stopping.A trusa will otherwise at a time “benefit” when “Russian soldiers are moving forward … quite confident” at the front “, Peskov said, saying that Ukraine was” not ready for immediate conversation “.

‘Russia interrupted efforts’

For Merz, who took over only this week, this will be his first visit to Ukraine as Chancellor. Macron has not been near Kiev since June 2022 when he went with the then Italian and German leaders.The statement said that in a conversation with Zelanceci, he would make his “firm commitment to Ukraine”.“We, France, Germany, Poland and United Kingdom leaders will stand in Kiev in solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s barbaric and illegal -scale invasion,” he said.He said, “We repeat our support for President Trump’s peace deal and call Russia to obstruct an attempt to secure a permanent peace,” he said.After meeting Zelansky in the morning, they are hosting a virtual meeting to update other European leaders to create a European force that can provide Ukraine with protection after the war.The statement said that such strength “will help revive Ukraine’s armed forces after any peace deal and strengthen confidence in any future peace.”

‘Number of symbols’

After meeting the Tusk in France on Friday, Macron asked to intensify a US-Europe plan for the 30-day truste, which would be supported by “massive economic sanctions” if a side “cheats”.Finland President Alexander Stub said at a meeting in Norway on Friday that to discuss Ukraine that “there are two restrictions on the United States table” and the country were discussing action in the “banking and energy sector”.Macron said that Putin’s “combative comments” at the Red Square Parade showed that he remained “in favor of war”. But he also said that a conversation about the area can be held after the ceasefire starts. Russia has captured the fifth of the Ukrainian region and is not yet a response to the pressure for a permanent ceasefire. Trump has also said that Ukraine would have to consider leaving the region, but has expressed increasing impatience with Russia’s refusal to prevent the fight.The journey time is striking, Putin is coming a day after the Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted, but Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose country is a member of the European Union in the Moscow parade.A French prime officer, who was not named, said that Merz, four days after taking office, the journey “shows the unity, power and accountability of Europe. And it reflects the ceremonies of Putin.”