“Safety must come first and the end of the killings is essential for any wider peace effort.” This was reiterated by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in two phone calls with his homologations from Finland and Latvia in view of the top of the willing scheduled for this afternoon. “I had a good phone call with Baiba Braze (Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, editor’s note) to coordinate the steps to be taken in view of important meetings,” writes Sybiha on X, thanking for the additional funds insured to Ukraine.
“We discussed diplomatic efforts to achieve lasting peace for Ukraine – he added -. I reiterated our position that security must come first and that the end of the killings is essential for any wider peace effort”. “We have also discussed the preparation of the 19/o Package of EU sanctions and the importance of maintaining and increasing the pressure of Europe on Russia. Sybiha informed “the current situation on the battlefield and efforts to force Russia to end his war”.