Leaders from Europe and Canada visit the capital of Ukraine to mark three years since the illegal invasion of Russia in the country, in a show of support by some of Kyiv's most important backers for the nation at war.
The three -year figure of the war in Ukraine came for Kiev at a sensitive moment when Volodyymyr Zensky navigates into a rapidly changing international environment that is lifted by the most important shift of Donald Trump of American policy and warming relations with Moscow.
President Zensky admitted yesterday that he was willing to resign, meant securing peace for his country, which suggested that he could resign in exchange for Ukraine's access to NATO.
President Ursula von der Leyen and the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the European Commission, Justin Trudeau, belonged to the visitors greeted at the train station by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha and the President's staff chef Andrii Yermak.
In a post on X, Mrs. Von der Leyen wrote that Europe was in Kiev 'because Ukraine is in Europe'.
'In this struggle to survive, it is not just the fate of Ukraine that is at stake. It is the fate of Europe, “she wrote.
The guests, including chairman of the European Council Antonio Costa, as well as the Prime Ministers of North European countries and Spain, were planned to attend events devoted to the birthday and supporting Ukraine with Zensky in the midst of fear that the US could get support.
In the last sign of Europe's efforts to rework its strategy on Ukraine to respond to Trump's actions, Costa announced that he would convene an emergency top of the 27 EU leaders in Brussels on 6 March, with Ukraine to the Top of the agenda.
“We live a decisive moment for Ukraine and European safety,” Costa said in a post on social media.
Ukrainian soldiers walk on the road to their base near the front line in the Donetsk region prior to the third birthday of the war
The leaders will discuss supporting Ukraine with President Volodyymyr Zensky in the midst of a recent American policy service under President Donald Trump
President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission arrives at a train station on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at a train station on the third birthday of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The American leader has tried to follow his campaign breaks to quickly end the war, although his methods have alerted many in Ukraine and Europe who believe that his approach can be reconciled to Russia and her president, Vladimir Putin.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that the preparations for a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin were underway, and American officials said they had agreed with Moscow to restore diplomatic ties and economic cooperation to start again.
And on Sunday, Russian deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the State Tass News Agency that Moscow and Washington would continue bilateral conversations at the end of next week, and added that 'quite a bit of contact was still underway between the Russian and American parties.
Leaders throughout the EU, for fear that both the approach of Mr Trump for Ukraine would lead to an unfavorable regulation for KYIV and that they would be put aside – some of the most important supporters of Ukraine – in negotiation of peace, hurried to Their own answer to the fast -shifting environment.
The best diplomat of the EU stated on Monday that the US does not conclude a peace agreement to end the war with Mr Putin without being involved.
Kaja Kallas emphasized what she claimed that they were pro-Russian positions that were admitted by the Trump government.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that the preparations for a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin were underway
'You can discuss what you want with Putin. But when it comes to Europe or Ukraine, Ukraine and Europe must also agree with this deal, “Mrs. Kallas told reporters in Brussels, where she is chairman of an EU ministers.
Mrs. Kallas travels to Washington on Tuesday for conversations with the US State Secretary Marco Rubio.
Asked whether the US government acts in the interest of Russia or the Western backers of Ukraine, she said: “If you look at the reports that come from the United States, it is clear that the Russian story is very strongly represented.”
Mrs. Kallas rejected Mr. Trump's earlier inflammatory statement that Mr. Zensky was a dictator because he had not held elections after his regular term had elapsed last year and said: “Putin had no elections, or Russia did not have any elections in 25 years had. “
Ukrainian law prohibits elections that are held while the state of siege is, and the Lord Zelenksy said so recently as Sunday that after the state of siege has been lifted 'there will be elections and people will make their choice'.
