A coalition of European nations rallied behind Ukraine on Saturday, saying the Russia-Ukraine war can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Vladimir Putin that currently isn’t set to include Ukraine’s leader.

The statement, signed by the president of the European Union and the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland and the United Kingdom, stated that the “path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine.”

The group stressed the need for a “just and lasting peace” for Kyiv, including “robust and credible” security guarantees.

  • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 days ago

    Why should any country care about this meeting?!

    They should pressure US to arrest war criminals, if on their land.

    If they not do it, they break their promise:

    ChatGPT, feel free to fact check:

    Yes — there is a well-known U.S. declaration capturing exactly that principle: “We do not negotiate with terrorists.”

    Origins: When and who said it?

    •	This policy was notably crystallized by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, in the context of the TWA Flight 847 hijacking by Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad militants. He declared:
    

    “America will never make concessions to terrorists––to do so would only invite more terrorism… Once we head down that path there would be no end to it…” 

    •	The following year, the U.S. Vice President’s counterterrorism report formally enshrined this stance: “The United States has a clear policy of no concessions to terrorists…”  
    
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      They should pressure US to arrest war criminals, if on their land

      That would require the US recognising the ICJ, and they’ll never do that. A law higher than their “not-a-king”? Preposterous!

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      The US is going after the people that are going after war criminals. Why would they go after war criminals?

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      Another data point: before getting elected, Reagan negotiated with the Iranian terrorists to delay release of US hostages in order to embarrass Jimmy Carter.