The former president of the European Commission tells Euronews the EU’s wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow inevitably ties the the bloc to any negotiations on a peace settlement.
The threat of Russia attacking EU and NATO states from the territory of Belarus should be taken very seriously, Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya told Euronews. She says that will depend on whether Ukraine’s interests are sacrificed now.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s vow to pause attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure “very much at odds with reality.”
Moscow has insisted that military and intelligence aid to Kyiv should be halted in order for a full-30 day ceasefire to be implemented.
Zelenskyy said Putin had effectively “rejected” an partial ceasefire proposal hours after it was agreed.
The European Commission’s proposal to impose additional customs duties on Russian fertiliser imports is worrying the EU agricultural sector, as Russia accounts for 25% of imports.
The defence ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have recommended leaving the 1997 Ottawa Treaty due to Russia’s aggression.
US President Donald Trump is set to speak to his Russian counterpart on Tuesday about a much-anticipated ceasefire proposal.
Vladimir Putin is “presenting demands that are ultimate goals,” Kaja Kallas said on Monday in reaction to the Russian leader’s pre-conditions to accept the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
Trump says that he would talk to Putin on Tuesday, after negotiators have pushed for Russia to back a US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal.