Zelenskyy says Germany is organising a meeting of Coalition of the Willing
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a conversation with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, has reported that Germany is working on organising a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing and has announced an upcoming meeting of national security advisors in the E3-Ukraine format.
Source: European Pravda, citing Zelenskyy's post on X (Twitter)
Details: Zelenskyy said that the leaders discussed how Russia is responding to President Trump's statement regarding an energy ceasefire by launching fresh attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities.
Quote: "This is exactly how the Russians behave when pressure eases. It is very important that Europe continues to act on principle. Germany is working to organise a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. It is equally important to work through all other formats that can strengthen Ukraine and all of Europe."
Details: They also agreed on a meeting of national security advisors in the E3 (United Kingdom, Germany and France) – Ukraine format.
Merz also said that he had discussed Russia's air strikes against civilian targets and Ukrainian energy infrastructure with Zelenskyy.
"Russia must agree to a ceasefire regarding energy infrastructure – this is an important step on the path towards a lasting peace in Ukraine," the German chancellor stressed.
Background:
- Merz previously expressed his disagreement with US President Donald Trump over the deal struck with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin regarding diesel fuel exports.
- On 9 October, Trump said he had spoken to Putin and reached an agreement with him on supplying Russian diesel fuel to the US and global markets.
- The agreement between Trump and Putin sparked outrage in Ukraine and European capitals.
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