The Russian goal remains the « maximum defeat » of Ukraine – Diepresse.com

The enemy has not yet been defeated, says Putin-loyal ex-President Dmitri Medvedev. He expects the United States to resume military aid to Ukraine.

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According to its own statements, the French government, however, is working on restoring relationships between the USA and Ukraine in order to achieve permanent and stable peace. « We proposed a ceasefire, » said government spokeswoman Sophie Primas to the television station LCI. “This is examined as part of the negotiations with the USA. France and Europe try to restore the connection between the United States and Ukraine. ”

According to President Emmanuel Macron, France and Great Britain have proposed a partially ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over a month. According to the French President, this is part of the European diplomatic efforts to strengthen Western support for Ukraine. This was preceded by a scandal in the White House between the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskij on the one hand and US President Donald Trump and his Vice James Vance on the other. In addition, the United States has suspended military aid for Ukraine.

Macron wants to speak to the nation in the evening

President Macron announced a speech to the population in his country for the evening on Wednesday. « At that moment of uncertainty in which the world is confronted with great challenges, I will contact you tonight, » Macron wrote on the platform X. There is talk for 8 p.m. (CET).

The British Defense Minister John Healey is said to meet with his US colleague Pete Hegseth on Thursday in Washington and talk about a peace plan for Ukraine. « We will advance this work in Washington in the coming days, » said Healey.

The British Prime Minister Keir Strandmer had emphasized that they wanted to speak to allies in order to find a way to a permanent peace in the Ukraine War. After the public dispute between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Wolodymyr Selenskij, Starmer had called and held a summit of European heads of state and government in London on Sunday.

Dictator in Minsk switches on

The Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukaschenko, a close ally of the Russian head of state Vladimir Putin, has meanwhile brought himself into play as a host of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. In an interview published on Wednesday with blogger Mario Nawfal, he invited US President Trump, Selenskij and Putin to talks to Minsk. “We will sit down and agree in peace. If you want to agree, ”said Lukaschenko. According to the Belarusian news agency Belta, the interview was recorded on February 27.

In his speech on the situation of the nation, US President Donald Trump said in the night of Wednesday before the US Congress that he received a letter from Selenskij in which he had agreed to negotiate about a « permanent peace ».

According to Czech Republic, Europe must include the United States in security debates and help to find a way to approach the USA of Ukraine again. Europe must also concentrate on the fact that US support for Ukraine and European security could replace it with its own means, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said late Tuesday evening. “We shouldn't give up the USA, definitely not. But that's the reality and we have to do what we can do.  » The Czech government has already advised plans to raise defense spending in the coming years from around two percent of gross domestic product in 2024.

With regard to the EU special summit on Ukraine on Thursday, Lipavsky said that he expects clear positions of all 27 Member States that should serve as a guideline for further procedures in security questions. Meanwhile, Denmark campaigned for discussing the proposal for a ceasefire submitted by France and Great Britain. This option should be examined, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in Helsinki. (APA)