European leaders will meet in Paris today for an emergency summit to discuss the Ukraine crisis. French President Emmanuel Macron has hosted the conference, which will be attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Italian Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni and European Union leaders.
The context for the conference is US President Donald Trump's announcement to begin talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, which surprised European allies.
The conference will discuss how to support Ukraine and ensure Europe's security. In addition, the issue of increasing Europe's defense capabilities to provide credible security guarantees to Ukraine will also be discussed.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also attend the emergency meeting. He stressed the importance of maintaining unity between the UK, the US and Europe and called for avoiding division in NATO.
This summit will play an important role in determining Europe's future security and geopolitical position.
Emergency summit of European leaders on Ukraine crisis
European leaders are set to hold an emergency summit on the Ukraine crisis, a meeting seen as a key step in consolidating Europe's policy stance in response to the current geopolitical situation and Russia's ongoing aggression in Ukraine.
Main purpose of the conference
The main objective of this urgent meeting is to strengthen European military and diplomatic support for Ukraine. In addition, there will be discussions on how European countries can improve their own defense capabilities and strengthen ties with NATO.
French President Emmanuel Macron The summit, which will be attended by top NATO officials, including European Union leaders, was organized by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Olaf Schultz, British Prime Minister Care Starmer, Prime Minister of Italy Georgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Will be present at the meeting.
Conference Background
There are several important reasons behind this urgent conference:
- Uncertainty of US support:
- Recent political instability in the United States has raised doubts about its long-term commitment to Ukraine.
- Former US President Donald Trump He expressed doubts about his support for NATO and questioned the provision of military assistance to Ukraine.
- European leaders are looking for ways to strengthen their defenses in this situation.
- The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine:
- Russia recently
