Ukraine began on Monday his fourth year of total war with Russia, receiving a series of European and world leaders for a summit, But without being sure of being able to trust its most faithful ally, United States. In the meeting, Spain, Canada and the European Union announced a package of monetary aid for Ukraine.
Donald Trump denounced last week to Volodimir Zelenski as an unpopular “dictator” who needed to reach a fast peace agreement or lost his country, While the Ukrainian leader said that the US president lived in a “misinformation bubble.”
Beyond the Word of Words, US officials initiated direct conversations with the Russian part in Saudi Arabia last week, leaving kyiv out Europe in a surprising change in war policy.
Washington has made it clear that it will not send troops as a safety guarantee covered by kyiv if a peace agreement arisesputting the load on the European powers that will probably have difficulties without the support of the United States.
Zelenski, who has asked Europe to believe his own army and urged Washington to be pragmatichas maintained more than a dozen telephone calls since Friday, mainly with European leaders, to look for a path to follow.
“Three years after the start of the special military operation of ‘three days’ of Putin, Ukraine is alive, fighting and our country has more friends in the world than ever,” Zelenski said at a summit of visiting leaders in kyiv for the anniversary.
Among them were the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the leaders of Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Spain and Sweden.
The leaders of Albania, Great Britain, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and Türkiye spoke by videoconference. There were no immediate signals of American representation.
The visitors paid tribute to the Ukrainian soldiers dead in the war, remaining silent before a monument formed by flags in the central square of kyiv. The anti -aircraft sirenas sounded when they gathered to talk later, although there was no missile attack. “In this struggle for survival, the fate of Ukraine is not only at stake, but also the fate of Europe,” said Von der Leyen in X.
Thousands of Ukrainian citizens have died and more than six million live as refugees abroad since the Russian presidentVladimir Putin, ordered the invasion of land, sea and air, starting the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II.
Military losses have been catastrophic, although they are still a very well kept secret. Western public estimates based on intelligence reports vary greatly, but most say that hundreds of thousands of people have died or results in both sides.
The tragedy has touched families in every corner of Ukraine, where military funerals are common in large cities and distant villages. People are exhausted on insomnia nights and the sound of the sirens of air attacks.
Sánchez, Trudeau and Vor Den Leyen announces a new help pack of US $ 1 billion to Ukraine
Spain will give Ukraine a new military aid package for a value of US $ 1,050 million, the president of the Government said Monday in kyivOr, Pedro Sánchez, during an international meeting on the occasion of the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.
The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, said he will offer military aid to Ukraine, including 25 infantry vehicles, Two combat support vehicles, a land system, four flight and ammunition simulators for US $ 3.5 billion.
For another mud, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission announced a package of helping millions and increasing weapons production.
