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European Union against the cession of Ukrainian territory

2025-10-21 20:12:40Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

European Union against the cession of Ukrainian territory

Ukraine's president and European leaders accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of stalling diplomatic efforts to end his occupation of Ukraine and opposed any move to force Kiev to hand over territory occupied by Russian forces in exchange for peace, as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested.

Eight European leaders, as well as senior European Union officials, said in a joint statement that they intend to press ahead with plans to use billions of euros of Moscow's assets frozen abroad to help Kiev win the war, despite some doubts about the legality and consequences of such a step.

In the statement, they expressed support for Trump's efforts for peace in Ukraine as he prepares to meet with Putin in Budapest, Hungary in the coming weeks.

"The leaders remain committed to the principle that international borders should not be changed by force," the statement said.

Trump last month reversed his stance that Ukraine would have to give up territory and that it could regain lands occupied by Russia.

However, after a phone call with Putin last week and a subsequent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, Trump changed his stance again and called on Kiev and Moscow to "stop where they are" in the more than 3-year-old war.

Trump said Monday that while he thinks it's possible for Ukraine to defeat Russia, he now doubts that could happen.

Ukrainian and European leaders are trying to keep Trump on their side.

The dynamics of Trump's engagement in Europe's biggest conflict since World War II have shifted direction as he seeks a peace deal.

Russia has occupied about a fifth of Ukraine, but the dismemberment of their country in exchange for peace is unacceptable to Kiev officials.

Also, Ukrainian and European officials fear that a frozen conflict on the current front line could worsen, with occupied areas of Ukraine providing Moscow with a springboard for new attacks in the future.

The statement by the leaders of Ukraine, Great Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Denmark and EU officials was published this morning.

The EU summit in Brussels on Thursday is likely to discuss increasing international economic sanctions.

"We must increase pressure on Russia's economy and its defense industry until Putin is ready to make peace," according to the statement.

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing – a group of 35 countries that support Ukraine – will take place in London.


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