The French president, Emmanuel Macron, the British Premier Keir Starmer and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, “have today taken the initiative to organize, for Wednesday 13 August, a meeting in videoconference of the coalition of the willing to coordinate in view of the encounter between the American president, Donald Trump, and the Russian Vladimir Putin, on the program, scheduled for Friday in Ukraine, scheduled for Ukraine Alaska “: a source of the Elysée made it known.
Europe must participate in negotiations on Ukraine. This is what Antonio Tajani asked during the emergency videoconference organized by Kaja Kallas to discuss the next summit between Putin and Trump in Alaska.
The Union, underlined the Italian Foreign Minister according to diplomatic sources aware of the conversation, has imposed strong penalties for Russia and our safety is at risk. Foreign Minister reiterated that Italy supports the efforts of President Trump for the solution of the Ukrainian crisis and that some progress is seen despite the awareness that it will not be easy to reach an agreement in a short time. With colleagues Tajani underlined the importance of the political message represented by the unity of Europe and the maintenance of a strong transatlantic coordination with the American allies.
Some of Moscow’s requests, he added, seem unacceptable, such as the imposition of the Russian language in the occupied territories or territorial claims. Tajani quoted the example of Zaporicchia asking that the nuclear power plant remains in the hands of Ukraine, within a demilitarized area: a theme on which the head of the Farnesina said he was in contact with the general manager of Aiea Raphael Grossi. Any diplomatic solution, underlined the minister in conversation with colleagues, must protect the sovereignty of Ukraine, its territorial integrity and its freedom to choose its future, including its path to the EU. Ukraine needs credible security guarantees and for this it is necessary to treat all the issues and avoid the possibility of new aggressions. The idea that Kiev must smilitarize is unacceptable, Tajani said, now that, also thanks to European efforts, Ukraine has one of the strongest armies in the world. Pending a ceased, the fire, a preliminary condition for a real negotiation, concluded the minister, we must continue to support Ukraine, to start the negotiations from a balanced position.