From: Roman Sheremeta – Europe is ready to “Take the Lead” in providing security guarantees to Ukraine – Rutte after emergency EU leaders’ meeting in Paris.
Key statements from European leaders following the meeting:
🇪🇺 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: “Ukraine deserves peace through strength — a peace that respects its independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Europe is fully assuming its share of military aid for Ukraine.”
🇬🇧 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: “Security guarantees from the U.S. are the only way to effectively deter russia from launching another attack on Ukraine.”
🇵🇱 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “All participants in this meeting understand that transatlantic relations, the North Atlantic Alliance, and our friendship with the United States have entered a new phase. We all see this.”
🇩🇰 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen: “The biggest threat to the Old Continent is, of course, russia and its imperial ambitions. That’s why I am deeply concerned about a rushed ceasefire—it could give Putin and russia the best opportunity to remobilize and attack Ukraine or another European country.”
🇳🇱 Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof: “Europe has understood the U.S. message that it must do more on its own. But it is too early to reach concrete agreements.”
🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron: “Security guarantees for Ukraine must be strong; otherwise, there is a risk that this ceasefire could end the same way as the Minsk Agreements.”
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