Von der Leyen says "stop" to the plan for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Trump is going crazy again

natemat.pl 1 month ago

The head of the European Commission spoke on the American peace plan for Ukraine. She stressed that there could be no simplification in the number of state troops. Meanwhile, president Donald Trump issued a fresh message on the matter. It's very "his style."

A G20 summit is held in Johannesburg on Sunday. During the event, von der Leyen issued a message on the peace plan for Ukraine prepared by president Trump. She pointed to 3 key conditions.

Von der Leyen does not let go of the plan for Ukraine. 3 key conditions

“We have agreed on the main elements essential for the fair and lasting peace and sovereignty of Ukraine. Let me item 3 of them. Firstly, borders cannot be changed by force," said the EC head, quoted by Rueter's agency.

Like Ursul von der Leyen's second condition, "as a sovereign state, we cannot afford to restrict Ukraine's armed forces that would exposure the country to future attacks and thus weaken European security."

The EC Head besides stressed that the EU must play a key function in ensuring peace for Ukraine and that the country must have the freedom and sovereign right to decide its own fate.

She besides announced that the EC would proceed to work with Ukraine, EU associate States, the willing coalition and the United States in their quest for peace.

The 28-point draft agreement provides, among others, for a permanent reception Ukraine parts of territories, restrictions on military numbers to 600,000 soldiers, limits its chances of joining NATO.

Trump released a fresh statement

Donald Trump added a fresh entry on social media. The president again pointed to the mistakes he thought his predecessor Joe Biden would make.

"The war between Russia and Ukraine is brutal and terrible, which, with strong and appropriate leadership of the US and Ukraine, would never have happened. It started long before I took my second term, during the administration of sleeping Joe Biden, and since then it has only worsened," he wrote.

According to Trump, "if the 2020 elections had not been rigged and stolen, there would have been no war, due to the fact that in his first term, it was not even mentioned. "Putin would never attack! Only erstwhile he saw Joe sleeping in action, he said, 'Now is my chance!' The remainder is past and so goes on," he continued.

In the further part of the communication, the president pointed out that he had inherited a war that should not have happened, "which is simply a failure to all, and especially to the millions who died so unnecessarily."

According to the U.S. President, "'leadership' of Ukraine has shown no gratitude" for U.S. efforts in this matter. Europe, on the another hand, "still buys oil from Russia", while the United States continues to "sell massive amounts of NATO weapons to hand over Ukraine".