Zelenskyy and EU Leaders Set Out Five Conditions for Russia Peace
The plan calls for an immediate ceasefire, security guarantees and $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to stay locked until Ukraine is compensated.
- On June 7, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ukraine issued a joint statement outlining five conditions for peace, including an immediate ceasefire, negotiations at the current line of contact, and security guarantees, mirroring an open letter from President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- President Zelensky emphasized the need for European involvement, stating "Europe should be in the negotiations and should be strong," as European nations seek a greater role beyond stalled U.S.-brokered efforts.
- In a Sky News interview on June 7, President Zelensky reiterated his ceasefire goal, saying "We want to stop the war in a way where the war will not come back." The joint statement demands Russian assets remain immobilized until war ends.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron have formed a "coalition of the willing" to coordinate postwar security guarantees for Ukraine, while President Zelensky is scheduled to meet King Charles III on June 8.
- The Kremlin has recently signaled openness to a European role in diplomacy, though it continues to propose Gerhard Schroder as mediator—a proposal Kyiv and European officials rejected in May citing his ties to Russia.
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France, Britain and Germany support proposals for Zelensky and Putin to meet to conclude a ceasefire.
Kremlin says Macron, Merz and Starmer talk of peace, but help Kyiv with new weapons to continue the war
The leaders of Britain, Germany , and France said on June 7 they supported a proposal for talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to secure a ceasefire, and that Europe would play a role
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