On August 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Belgian capital to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss further steps in supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Brussels, the head of state will meet with the President of the European Commission. Sergei Nikiforov, the spokesman, announced this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a press conference after the meeting, Ursula von der Leyen announced the unified position of the European Union and Ukraine in the context of the upcoming negotiations in Washington. She noted that “Ukraine must become a steel porcupine that will not succumb to any attacker,” emphasizing the importance of security guarantees for preserving sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Von der Leyen also emphasized that there should be no restrictions on the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces or the provision of military assistance from partners. She appreciated the US President’s initiative to create a system of security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5. She noted the readiness of the European Union and the states of the “coalition of the willing” to contribute to this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the talks in Brussels, Zelensky and von der Leyen will join a meeting of the leaders of the “coalition of the willing”. The next day, August 18, they plan to travel to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President of the European Commission, the President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the Secretary General of NATO will also attend the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the context of these events, Trump expressed his opinion to European leaders about the possibility of ending the war through territorial concessions in favor of Russia. Information sources report that Moscow is also putting forward demands regarding guarantees of the rights of Russian-speakers and security for the Russian Orthodox Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On August 17, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in the Belgian capital to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to discuss further steps in supporting Ukraine. In Brussels, the head of state will meet with the President of the European Commission. Sergei Nikiforov, the spokesman, announced this. During a press conference after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":17069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n