The European Union must directly participate in peace negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. But there are some prerequisites for this. Such a statement was made on the social network X (Twitter) Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Ruben Bremelmans. In particular, he noted that first of all it is necessary to demonstrate the military power supported by a strong economy. " And they are that European countries must act. In order to take a place at the negotiating table, we need to demonstrate the military power supported by a strong economy, ”the minister emphasized.

Brexomelm also added that this is crucial for ensuring the safety of the Netherlands, Europe and Ukraine after 80 years of freedom.

Earlier it was reported that the United States not only asked the European governments to contribute to the provision of security guarantees for Ukraine, but also asked what would be required of Washington in this case.

Europeans also asked the question that the United States, their allies and partners should make in the event of an attack by the Russian Federation on their strength.

At the meeting, it is also planned to discuss NATO membership and security guarantees for Ukraine. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky said that Trump is acting on the principle of "

President Vladimir Zelensky stated that the agreement proposed by the United States on Ukrainian rare -earth metals should be accompanied by guarantees of security: " Everything should be honest "