War in Ukraine: Macron, Tusk and Starmer from Zelensky. Pressing for a ceased 30 -day fire

The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom gathered today in Kiev for an unprecedented joint visit. Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, Donald Tusk and Keir Starmer they met the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky To solicit a cease the immediate and unconditional fire of 30 days, also supported by the United States.

The mission aims to strengthen diplomatic pressure on Flywho has not accepted the proposal so far. During the meeting, the European leaders participated in a virtual summit with other members of the “coalition of willing”, a group of western countries that works to provide security guarantees in Kiev and to prepare a joint military and civil support force in view of a future peace agreement.

The visit takes place in the aftermath of the Military parade of 9 May in Moscowan event that strengthened the propaganda front of the Kremlin. In the meantime, the US embassy in Kiev has issued a warning on a possible vast Russian air attack in the next few days.

The president Macron He said that, in case of refusal by Moscow, Europe is ready to intensify economic sanctions. In an interview with Polish television Telewizja Polska, he said: «My hope is that in the next few hours and in the next few days we will be able to find an agreement between the United States and Europe to get a ceased for 30 days. And if the agreement is violated, heavy economic penalties will start ». And he then said that the Russians “must say yes, not to earn three useful days only to stage a parade on May 9. They must accept a real, 30 -day respite ». The German Chancellor Merz He defined the current moment a “great opportunity” to start a peace process. The British premier Stormer He underlined the need to keep the pressure on Putin high, stating that the allies must be ready to defend lasting peace.