PM lauds Ukraine support as eyes turn to Trump meeting
Ukraine calls for more support to defend Russia before a major diplomatic meeting from Australia and other countries.
Prime Minister Anthony Albania joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and world leaders in a virtual connection where US President Donald Trump was informed about his meeting with the Russian counterpart.
The willing coalition, which includes more than 30 countries supported by Ukraine, organized a telephone conversation by the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Mr. Albania described it as a “very constructive meeting ..
“We are standing with Ukraine with Ukraine. We want to see peace in the region,” he said to Sky News on Monday.
“Ukraine, of course, should not be a solution. They must be part of these negotiations.”
Vasyl Myroshnychenko, the Australian Ambassador of Ukraine, called for more international pressure over Russia before Mr. Zelenskiy met with Mr. Trump at his oval office on Monday (local time).
He welcomed Australia’s support and said that he should stay in Russia, including strangling his economy with sanctions to prevent his ability to fight.
“It is important that you are a part of this, and Australia is determined,” Myroshnychenko said to AAP.
“The main purpose of the willing coalition was to help Ukraine win the war with fair conditions, and the way to do so was to put pressure on Russia and put new sanctions on Russia.
“The important thing is the consistency of this. The important thing is Australia continues to do this.”
Australia supported $ 1.5 billion in Ukraine with the latest military aid package of the 49 Abrams tanks announced in October 2024.
The ambassador requested more support to help Ukraine’s defenses, including more armored personnel vehicles.
“Any security guarantee for Ukraine contains a strong army,” he said.
“At the end of the day, Russia did not commit anything, they did not say they would stop.”
Deputy Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite said that when asked about the possibility of further sanctions against Russia, he would not prevent the Prime Minister that he could or can not announce in the coming days ”.
European leaders, including the European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, will join Mr. Zelenskiy in Washington.
This was followed by Mr. Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska at the weekend, following a peace plan after the couple’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The agreement was not announced, but the US ambassador Steve Witkoff said that Russia has accepted some of the concessions of some concessions and the safety game -changing ”security guarantees.
Mr. Zelenskiy called for a security guarantee similar to NATO Pact, which includes a mutual defense article, stating that the attack on a member was an attack on everyone.
Ukraine is not a NATO member, but wants to participate in the alliance, which is opposed to Russia.
Before the meeting, Mr. Trump said that Ukraine would not be admitted to NATO on social media and would not take back the Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.
Ukraine refused to throw any region to Russia within the scope of the ceasefire or peace agreement.
Mr. Witkoff said that Mr. Putin agreed to allow the US and European countries to allow Ukraine to provide a security guarantee during his meeting with Mr. Trump, but Russia still believes that NATO membership is a “red flag ..
“We were able to win the privilege below, and that the US could offer five similar protection, which is one of the real reasons why Ukraine wants to be in NATO,” he said.
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