Weimar + group on peace negotiations: ‘Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees’

“Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations,” EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said in a statement released today on behalf of the Weimar + group of nations, which includes France, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy and the U.K. The statement was published following yesterday’s pronouncements by US President Donald Trump. 

The group said it was ready to enhance its support for Ukraine. “We commit to its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.

We share the goal to keep supporting Ukraine until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. A peace that guarantees the interest of Ukraine and our own. We are looking forward to discussing the way ahead together with our American allies,” the statement says.

It also says that the “shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength”. 

“Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations. Ukraine should be provided with strong security guarantees. A just and lasting peace in Ukraine is a necessary condition for a strong transatlantic security,” the Weimar + group of nations said.

They also recalled that the security of the European continent is a common responsibility and that they are working together to strengthen collective defence capabilities.

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