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| Europe meets on 3rd anniversary of Ukraine war to discuss fighting Russia without US support, sanctions approved, Russian consulate in Marseille firebombed |
| 2025-02-24 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] World leaders are meeting in the Ukrainian capital today to mark three years since Russia's illegal invasion of the country, in a show of support by some of Kyiv's most important backers as the United States threatens to pull its support. The three-year mark of the war came at a sensitive moment for Kyiv as Volodymyr Zelensky navigates a rapidly changing international environment upended by Donald Trump's major shift of US policy and warming relations with Moscow. Washington has been accused of freezing Kyiv out of negotiations with Moscow, with Trump last week justifying doing so by wrongly calling Zelensky 'a dictator without elections' - despite votes only being halted in the war-torn country due to martial law. The Ukrainian President yesterday conceded that he was willing to step down of it meant securing peace for his country, suggesting that he could do so in exchange for Ukraine's entry into NATO or other security guarantees. But Ukraine's allies have sought to rally around the President, with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau among those flocking to Kyiv today to show their support and hold emergency talks. The high-profile visitors, who also included European Council president Antonio Costa as well as the prime ministers of Northern European countries and Spain, were greeted at the train station by Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha and the Zelensky's chief of staff Andrii Yermak. Europe was in Kyiv 'because Ukraine is in Europe,' von der Leyen wrote on X, adding: 'In this fight for survival, it is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It's Europe's destiny.' Sir Keir Starmer is not among those visiting the country but is set to join world leaders in a call hosted by Zelensky later today, and has this morning reiterated the UK government's support for Kyiv. 'Three years on from Putin's barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we face a once in a generation moment for our collective security and values,' he wrote on X. 'We continue to stand with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace.' EU approves new sanctions against Russia on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion Explosion rocks Russian Consulate in Marseilles: Building is locked down as firefighters deal with blaze. [X]
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| Posted by: badanov 2025-02-24 21:23 |
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| Posted by: badanov 2025-02-24 13:34 |