Rada publishes official appeal to Trump
4 March 2025 08:57
The leadership of the Ukrainian parliament has published an appeal to the President of the United States Donald Trump, the Congress and Americans. The document was published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
The document emphasizes the “crucial importance” of the US contribution to supporting Ukraine in the most difficult times of its history. The Verkhovna Rada leadership also thanks the United States on behalf of the Ukrainian people for supporting the country’s independence and providing military assistance:
“Ukraine deeply respects the aspirations of the great American people for the comprehensive restoration of the United States’ global leadership. At the same time, we firmly believe that U.S. leadership in the international arena is inextricably linked to the defense of the ideals of freedom and democracy, compliance with international agreements, and reliability in relations with allies and friends,” the document emphasizes.
The Council’s leadership emphasized that Ukraine’s security and stable development are ensured by “the unwavering support of the United States, which is more important than ever for the Ukrainian people and army, as well as for the security and stability of Europe.”
The document also emphasizes that Ukrainians “strive for peace like no one else in the world” and believe that Trump’s personal role and efforts “will be decisive in bringing an early end to hostilities and achieving peace for Ukraine, Europe and the world.”
“The Verkhovna Rada welcomes the initiatives of U.S. President Donald Trump to launch a negotiation process aimed at ensuring peace. The Verkhovna Rada emphasizes the need for further development of strategic partnership with the United States, in particular in the field of exploration of critical mineral resources. The Verkhovna Rada reaffirms that Ukraine must remain an independent and sovereign state, and the Ukrainian people must remain free and unconquered,” the article concludes.
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Security of Ukraine and Europe
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And now the United States does not even “physically” see Europe at the table with Russia.
Against this backdrop, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the creation of the European Armed Forces. This idea has already been quickly rejected in Poland.
Europeans were shocked by this turn from the United States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was the first to recover, saying that his country “can and will” send its contingent to Ukraine as a peacekeeper if a truce with Russia is concluded.
on February 17, French President Emmanuel Macron urgently convened the heads of “leading European states” to form a common position on this issue. However, it was not achieved. As it turned out, Britain, France, and Sweden were in favor of sending peacekeeping contingents to Ukraine, while Germany, Poland, Italy, and Spain were against it. Later, Macron said he was not going to send troops to Ukraine.
