The cause of the Ukrainian President’s arrival in the United Arab Emirates was not immediately told. Russia and the United States have agreed to negotiate the peace of Ukraine in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine.
Paula Tapiola,
Olli-Pekka Sulasma
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyi suddenly arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday night Ola zelenskan with. They flew to Abu Dhabi for the Munich Safety Conference.
The United Arab Emirates’ State News Agency did not immediately report the arrival of Zelensky, which is unusual.
– Priority is that we get more of our citizens out of imprisonment. We also focus on investment and financial cooperation and a large humanitarian program, said Zelensky’s Chancellor.
Otherwise, the reason for Zelensky’s arrival in the United Arab Emirates was not told. This week, Abu Dhabi has an annual international weapon exhibition, where both Ukraine and Russia are involved.
From USA diplomats to Saudi Arabia
US administration representatives have been reported to start negotiations in the next few days to end the Ukrainian war in Saudi Arabia.
The United States in the negotiations is represented by the Foreign Minister Marco RubioMiddle East Ambassador Steve Witkoff and the adviser of national security Mike Waltz. Rubio has already started its Middle East tour, Witkoff and Waltz are expected to travel there today.
Rubio has been taking up the expectations of the negotiations and said that there is no information on Russia’s participation.
US media CNN’s According to the US Preident From Donald Trump was asked on Sunday if the Ukrainian President would be Volodymyr Zelenskyi Included in discussions. Trump responded affirmatively.
Saturday’s advisor to the Ukrainian President Myhoililo podoljak had denied on Ukraine on television that the country would attend the meeting.
European leaders in Paris
French president Emmanuel Macron has invited European leaders to meet in Paris today on Monday.
The meeting was quickly announced during the chaotic safety meeting of Munich.
Russia and the United States have agreed to negotiate the peace of Ukraine in Saudi Arabia without Ukraine. However, according to Sunday night, the Ukrainian delegation had arrived in Saudi Arabia.
In addition to the Ukrainian-Special Ambassador of the United States Keith Kellogg In Munich, it was surprised by saying that Europe would not be invited to possible peace talks.
– We’re not going to repeat Minsk. There were a lot of people at the conference tables and they had no chance to participate in the peace process. It didn’t produce the result, Kellogg said Rbc-soup by.
The agenda of today’s Paris meeting is the situation in Ukraine and the US claims for Europe as far as Ukraine is concerned.
The Nordic countries and the Baltic countries are represented by Denmark.
US claims for Europe
The United States has submitted a document to European countries with six issues of Europe’s willingness to participate in Ukraine.
The United States wants to know, among other things, what kind of military and defense support Europe could offer to Ukraine and which European countries could participate in the implementation of security guarantees.
At least the German Chancellor attends the Paris meeting Olaf ScholzChairman of the European Commission Ursula von der LeyenNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
In addition, representatives of Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy have apparently been invited.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederis At the Paris meeting, as well as other Nordic Baltic countries, the Nordic countries and the Baltic countries, he also represents at the Paris meeting.
The countries coordinate the message to the meeting together.
AP, Reuters