Northern European countries forming the joint of expedition (Joint Expeditionary Forces), on Friday, in favor of further sanctions against Russia, if it does not agree to a 30-day truce in the war with Ukraine. This was held in consultation with the USA and Ukraine, which was invited to the “reinforced partnership”.
Key facts:
- Northern European countries forming the combined expedition forces, they were in favor of further sanking against Russia, if it disagrees with the truce.
- Sanctions are to apply to energy and banking.
- Kyiv was invited to the “reinforced partnership”.
Jef (Joint Expeditionary Forces) countries have been in favor of further sanctions on Russia, if it does not agree to a 30-day truce in the war with Ukraine. This was announced at the end of the Jef two -day summit in Oslo. They also invited Ukraine to the “reinforced partnership”, but they pointed out that there is no question of sending European troops to Ukraine.
Jef consists of: Great Britain, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IcelandLithuania, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
At the Friday press conference of Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and President of Finland Alexander Stubb announced the conditions that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin He must fulfill the suspension of weapons on the Russian-Ukrainian front to immediately conclude a 30-day suspension. They were agreed with the presidents of the US and Ukraine, who participated remotely in the work of the summit.
Sanctions are to hit energy and banking
It was decided that if the Kremlin did not start the unconditional truce or did not comply with it, subsequent sanctions against Russia would apply to the energy and banking sectors. – We can also expand them to other branches of the economy proposed by Americans. I am not able to provide a specific date when we expect a truce to come into force, but it may happen in the coming days, even at the weekend, “said Stubb.
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In turn, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer announced the tightening of sanctions against the so -called shadow fleets. The black list includes 100 trade ships used by the Kremlin to celebrate restrictions on international trade imposed by the international community. According to the British, in this way, from 2024 Russia managed to sell goods worth $ 24 billion, from which the ongoing war is financed.
Ukraine invited to the “reinforced partnership”
Kiev was invited by JEF to the “reinforced partnership” in the field of training of the armed forces, technological cooperation, procedures and integration of the Ukrainian army to greater Kiev's participation in future joint operations.
Combined expedition forces are the North European Military Partnership under the leadership of Great Britain, established for rapid response and expeditionary operations. In addition to Great Britain, they are created by: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Netherlands.
On Saturday, the “Coalition of Volunteers” meeting
President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski He reported on Friday that on Saturday Ukraine would host the meeting of leaders of the so -called coalition.
“Coalition of the Volunteers” was created on March 2 on the initiative of the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keira Starmer in order to develop a comprehensive support plan for Ukraine, ensure its constant access to weapons and take action to end the war. It includes 33 countries – mainly European, as well as Australia, New ZealandJapan and Türkiye. The coalition did not include USA, some Balkan countries, Hungary and Slovakia.
The “Coalition of the Volunteers” allows NATO members to jointly actions outside the formal structure of the alliance, which avoids the potential veto of countries that do not want to engage in military activities for Ukraine.
Russians break the trucks
Vladimir Putin announced “a truce for humanitarian reasons” before the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. At his time, Russian bombs fell on the summary circuit in the north of Ukraine, and the Russian forces also continued to attack in several places in the front in the east of Ukraine.
In turn, a 30-hour truce was to apply before Easter. – At my order, all military activities are to be suspended at this time – the leader of Russia was to be said to the head of the Russian armed forces. The authorities in Kiev announced, however, that Russia did not observe the declared suspension of fights.
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Source: Reuters, PAP, TVN24
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