Odessa, Ukraine – Odessa, Ukraine (AP) – NATO support in Ukraine It remains “steadfast,” the Secretary-General said, emphasizing that NATO allies have already marked that NATO EU-euro sactions have already promised in the first three months of 2025. years.
Mark Rutte Visited Ukraine on Tuesday and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy In the port city of Odes.
“I’m here today because I believe that people of Ukraine deserve real peace, real security and safety in their country, in their homes,” said NATO official with a Joint Journalists Conference with Zelskyy. They both visited the hospital in Odessa and met with wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
His visit arrived days after two Russian ballistic Rockets hit the heart of Sumy on Palm Sunday Morning, killing at least 35 people, including two children and injuries 119 others. The northeast city lies about 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Ukrainian border with Russia. He marked another large-scale attack for just over a week to result in significant civilian victims.
This is also Rutteno’s first trip to Ukraine since US President Donald Trump took on the lead in the survey negotiations between Kiev and Moscow, who included several rounds of talks in Saudi Arabia.
“These discussions were not easy, not the least in the echo of this horrible violence,” said NATO official, referring to recent strikes. “But we all support Push President Trump for Peace.”
Ukraine supported the broader American Suggested Fire Downtime Agreement, although Russia effectively stopped the process by attaching far-reaching conditions.
Meanwhile, Ukraine and its European partners continue to develop an infrastructure for the “coalition of willing”, which is expected to act as a long-term security guarantee focused on deterring the future Russian aggression after the truce is alleged.
In the middle of that uncertainty and American warnings This Europe must take care of their own safety and in the future in Ukraine, the multinational force can be seen as the first test of continent’s readiness to defend and its interests.
Zelenskyy said Turkey could play a significant role in providing future security guarantees for the security of the black sea guarantee for Ukraine.
“This is not about the end of the war, unfortunately,” Zelensky said, the commenting of the security meeting that Turkey is hosted on Tuesday and Wednesday. “It is about what comes after – security guarantees for Ukraine after the truce.”
He said that military representatives from Ukraine, France, Great Britain and Turkey discuss the presence of military contingents in the Black Sea as part of these guarantees.
“The fact that these talks are being prepared for this hope can be achieved soon – NATO will be advisable,” he would say it would be recommended, “he would be recommended,” said it would be recommended, “he would say it would be Advisible, “he said recommended,” he would say he would be advisable, “he would say recommended,” he would say he would say.
The meeting in Turkey comes less than a month after the United States announced that Russia and Ukraine agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea. However, the key details remained unresolved, and Kremlin tied the contract on raising certain Western sanctions.
Commenting During Negotiations with the US through the revised Draft Agreement This would provide now access Ukraine valuable mineral raw materials. Zelenskyy described last week’s technical conversations in Washington as positive, with more consultations in the coming days.
He said that the meeting was a technical session for professional teams and that “both parties concluded a meeting in a positive note.” Zelensky has added that discussions – both online and personally – continue throughout the week, and after teams are ready, they will present the results of their work.
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