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Return a common voice to Europe, reaffirming its strength and cohesion. With this objective, the heads of government of Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Spain, Holland and Denmark, in addition to the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary General of NATO, met in Paris on February 17th – in the aftermath of the Monaco conference on security – on the convocation of the French President Emmanuel Macron, after the United States decision to take the reins of the negotiations for the end of the war in Ukraine and to deal directly With Moscow, excluding both Kyiv and Brussels.
At the top, the future of Ukraine and safety for Europe was discussed. In fact, an informal and interlocutory meeting, which did not lead to concrete and significant position and decisions. The hypothesis of sending peace troops to Ukraine I found the discordant leaders. The intervention of the German Chancellor is very clear Scholz On the method of negotiation undertaken by Donald Trump together with Russia: «Ukraine must be able to defend himself and no diktat can be imposed on them. He cannot accept everything that is presented to it, with any condition ». Meanwhile, Kyiv has proposed that the European Union nominates a representative as soon as possible for any peace negotiations with Washington and Moscow.
On the conflict in Ukraine, the credibility and authority of the European Union is also played, and much, and much credibility. European leaders are not able to be relegated to a corner from the USA and Russia. Which in the meantime go on their path. In Riad, Saudi Arabia, the delegations of Washington and Moscow met for the first interviews. A first step also towards a relaxation of the difficult relationships and tensions by the two superpowers: the American secretary of state Marco Rubio In fact, he agreed with Russian officials to establish a “consultation mechanism to deal with irritating elements in the relationships between the United States and Russia”. Rubio said that “Even Europe will have to sit at the negotiation table” on Ukraine, because it also “imposed sanctions” to Russia, but specified that “but first of all we have to end this conflict and Trump is the only leader to the world that can succeed ». In short, the brussels turn will also come to have his say, but only later.
But what peace can the negotiations conducted by the USA and Russia brought? “The hope is that a right peace is reached in Ukraine and that it is not fictitious or fragile”, It was the declaration of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella Visiting in Montenegro, after the talks with President Yakov Milatovic. Moscow, through the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, has returned to attack President Mattarella for having compared Russia with the third Nazi Reich for the attack on Ukraine, during a speech at the University of Marseille. “Mattarella’s words will not remain without consequences,” said Zacharova. An answer has not arrived from the Quirinale. The Italian political world has tightened around the president, who in Montenegro explained with great lucidity and calmness: «For three years now the position of Italy that I have always expressed is clear, clear, very clear: that of respect for international law and sovereignty of each state. This firm, vigorous statement was the basis of the support that Italy has ensured to Ukraine. Position always accompanied by the auspicious that Russia returns to play its role in the international community ». And he added: «The hope is that Russia will return to play an important role in compliance with the sovereignty of each state, It is a hope that I have always done in compliance with the United Nations Law and Charter ».
(Photo Ansa: the Paris summit)
