Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘destroying world order’ says Kyiv as EU meets Zelensky in show of unity

NATO secretary Mark Rutte General Mark Rutte said he was “cautiously optimistic” that ongoing conversations between Ukraine and the US could be fertile.

“I welcome a lot that the United States and Ukraine, as we speak, discuss ways to move forward,” Mr. Rutte added at a press conference held on Thursday with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

Russia must choose peace in Ukraine that ensures the long -term safety of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

“We need to choose a peace option for ourselves that will suit us and which will ensure peace for our country in the long run,” Putin told women who lost family members in the war.

“We don’t need anything else, but we won’t give up our own,” Putin said.

Asked by the mother of a fallen soldier or Russian forces, Putin said the Kremlin did not intend to do so.

Sam Kiley, editor of the World Affairs, writes:

It is an attempt to force the surrender of Ukraine to Russia.

Ukrainian president joins 27 leaders in the European Union on Thursday for emergency talks on how to deal with the sudden unmasking of the Ukrainian war effort.

The Russian ambassador to the UK has claimed that Downing Street is making efforts to withstand a peace agreement.

“The UK is at the head of those who resist a quick peace,” Andrey Kelin told Sky News.

“I hear France would like to be the leader of this moment in Europe, the UK also wants a leading position, Germany also wants a leading position in the efforts of re -arming.

“If they really pass this stupid decision on the re -armament of Europe, what will they do with these stores after the conflict is over? They will only sit with projectiles and other ammunition, excessive.

‘The UK … claims that we are the threat to the UK every other day, if not every day. I’m tired of it, ”he added.

Russia has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of ‘Nuclear Afers’ after his suggestion that France could expand its nuclear cloth to allies.

In a television address Wednesday, Mr. Macron said France could use its nuclear deterrence for other countries and said it would hold a meeting of Army chiefs from European countries willing to send peace troops to Ukraine to a peace agreement.

“Nuclearly exposed remarks are clearly heard in the speech of E. Macron. The ambitions of Paris to become the nucleus’ patron ‘of the whole of Europe burst out publicly by providing it with its own’ nuclear ”, almost to replace the US one,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said

“Needless to say, it will not lead to the safety of France being strengthened itself or its allies,” the ministry said.

Earlier on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Macron’s nuclear rhetoric posed a threat to Russia.

Ukraine brought the White House’s suspension of military aid to themselves, Keith Kellogg said.

When he was challenged about the move to the Foreign Relations Council, Mr. Kellogg said: “Look, very candidly, they brought it to themselves.”

US senators told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to clash with Donald Trump at a meeting until he went to the White House.

‘You are not trying to challenge the US President in the Oval Office that you should in fact stand with me and not the Russians.

“He was warned. It’s not like President Zelensky was not made aware of [of] What we wanted from Ukrainians. “

The US uses a “sticks and roots” approach to bring Ukraine and Russia to the negotiating table, said Keith Kellogg, Withuis Ukraineian.

“The ongoing isolation and lack of involvement in Russia, as the war in Ukraine continued, is no longer a viable or a sustainable strategy, and is certainly not a responsible approach for the US to continue,” Mr Kellogg said in a speech at the Foreign Relations Council.

“What you see now is urgent attempts to bring both sides to the table to come to a peace settlement.

This means the application of “pressure points and incentives, sticks and roots” Mr. Kellogg added.

The envoy of the White House to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, speaks to the Foreign Relations Council.

He discussed the clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky last week in Washington.

“President Zelensky clearly wanted President Trump to go to Russia publicly with the United States,” Mr Kellogg said.

“However, President Trump did not come closer that one side benefited from the other, but rather focused on peace.”