On the third anniversary of the outbreak of Russia's armed invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom will announce the largest packet of sanctions against Moscow from the beginning of aggression – announced the head of British diplomacy David Lamma. The day before, Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked by phone with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski.
David Lammy stated in a Sunday announcement that the new sanctions will “screw the screw” Russiawill hit her income and the war machine Vladimir Putin – reported the “Independent” daily.
The third anniversary of the outbreak of Russia's armed invasion at Ukraine It falls this Monday, February 24.
From the beginning of Russian aggression in February 2022, the government in London has sanctions to Russia about 1900 people and entities.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer in KievPhoto from January 16president.gov.ua
Cooperation for “lasting, just peace”
Lammy noted that Great Britain She will continue to cooperate with the United States and European partners in favor of “lasting, just peace”, but he emphasized that “there can be nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
The prime minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer will pay a visit to Washington next week, where he will meet the president USA Donald Trump. The head of the British government announced that he would raise the topic of Ukraine's participation in peaceful negotiations.
The Reuters agency said that next week the president would also go to Washington France Emmanuel Macron.
The leaders of two European nuclear powers who will travel separately will probably try to convince Trump not to hurry with the agreement on the suspension of weapons with Vladimir Putin at all costs and discuss military guarantees for Ukraine, “Reuters said.
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Telephone conversation with Zelanski
On Saturday, Keir Starmer talked by phone with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski. The head of the British government assured Zelanski about the unmoved support of London and the commitment to achieve “a fair and lasting peace to put an end to the illegal war of Russia,” it was reported in the announcement of the British prime minister's office.
It was stated that Starmer “repeated that Ukraine must be in the heart of all negotiations to end the war, and securing Ukraine's sovereignty is necessary to deter future aggression from Russia.”
European leaders react to the words of Trump's administration. Met at an informal peak in Paris Angelika Maj/Facts about the world of TVN24 BIS
Also on Saturday, the Starmer article appeared in the daily “The Sun”, in which the Prime Minister assessed that the granting of Ukraine's security guarantee is in the interest of both Great Britain and the United States. At the same time, he agreed to Trump that European countries must take more responsibility for the security of the region. “President Trump is also right to catch the bull by the horns and see if there is a good peace agreement on the table (…) However, a good room can only be achieved through strength,” wrote Starmer.
“Ukraine must have a voice in negotiations about its future. And it needs strong guarantees of security so that this room lasts. I think that America must be part of these guarantees. It is in their interest. This is a peace agreement that would not stop Putin from a re -attack, would be A disaster for everyone ” – added the British prime minister.
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Donald Trump began talks with Russia regarding the end of the war, he repeatedly criticized the Ukrainian president of Volodymyr Zelanski and suggested that his presence at the negotiating table was not necessary. The US president also said that Ukraine “has no game cards”
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