Ukraine marks 3 years since Russia’s invasion amid concern about Trump’s stand on the war
Kyiv, Ukraine – Twelve leaders from Europe and Canada visited Ukraine’s capital on Monday to commemorate three years Russian invasion To show the ongoing support of some of Kyiv’s most important supporters.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Presidential Chief of Staff Andrii Yermak greeted tourists at the train station. Among the visitors are European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Von der Leyen wrote in an article on X that Europe is in Kiev, “because Ukraine is in Europe.”
“In fighting for survival, it is not only the fate of Ukraine. It is the fate of Europe,” she wrote.
These guests, also include the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and Prime Ministers of Nordic countries and Spain, will participate in activities around the three-year mark and join Volodymyr Zelenskyy ) was discussed and in the latest event US policy changes under President Trump.
In response to the latest signs of efforts made by Europe to respond to Trump’s efforts to take action, Costa announced on Sunday that he will hold an emergency summit for 27 EU leaders in Brussels on March 6, Ukraine-based in Ukraine Top agenda.
“We have a certain moment for security in Ukraine and Europe,” Costa said in a social media article.
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The results of these three years were a sensitive moment in Kiev, as Zelenskyy led to a rapidly changing international environment in Mr. Trump’s changes in U.S. policy.
The U.S. leader tried to follow his campaign promises to end the war quickly, although his method of doing so shocked many people in Ukraine and Europe, who thought his approach was Too harmonious with Russia and his President Vladimir Putin.
Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday Preparation for a face-to-face meeting between Mr. Trump and Putin In progress, U.S. officials have acknowledged that they have reached a consensus with Moscow to rebuild diplomatic ties and restart economic cooperation.
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the National Tass News Agency on Sunday that Moscow and Washington will continue bilateral talks at the end of next week, adding that it is underway between Russia and the United States. “A lot of connections.”
Leaders across the EU are worried that Mr. Trump’s attitude towards Ukraine will lead to an adverse reconciliation in Kiev, and that they – some of Ukraine’s most important supporters – will be bound in peace talks, eager to assert that their response to themselves will quickly shift environment.
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Britain is expected to announce new sanctions on Monday, after it had previously described it as the largest package since the early days of the war. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said on Sunday that the measures would aim to erode Russia’s “military machines and reduce revenues, thus fueling fires that were damaged by Ukraine.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Washington this week as Europe tries to convince Mr. Trump not to abandon Ukraine in order to reach a peace deal.
At the same time, according to the Daily Air Force report, Ukraine’s air defense volume dropped by 113 drones, Russia launched overnight in 12 areas, and another 71 were “lost”.
The Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi districts were “suffered” due to the attack, but did not provide further details.
Russia launched a record 267 drones into Ukraine earlier Sunday, destroying infrastructure and killing at least three people the day before the world, marking the third year of the Moscow invasion.
Zelenskyy says Social Media This is “the biggest attack since Iranian drones began to attack Ukrainian cities and villages.”
The Ukrainian Air Force said 138 drones were shot down 13 Ukrainian regions, and 119 were lost on the way to the target.
