"News that a highly anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been put on hold will offer some relief to Ukraine's EU allies, who were left rattled by the prospect of the bloc's most Russia-friendly member playing host to talks on the future of Europe's security. Key summits in Brussels and London later this week could now test Europe's capacity to deliver as it tries to unlock fresh financial support for Kyiv,"
"We can all see that Putin continues to choose violence and destruction," the leaders of Ukraine, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Finland, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, plus top EU officials wrote in a statement on Tuesday. "We must ramp up the pressure on Russia's economy and its defence industry, until Putin is ready to make peace. We are developing measures to use the full value of Russia's immobilised sovereign assets so that Ukraine has the resources it needs, the leaders said."
The planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold, easing concern among Ukraine's EU allies. Upcoming summits in Brussels and London could test Europe's ability to unlock fresh financial support for Kyiv and to persuade Washington to increase pressure on Moscow. European and allied leaders accused Russia of stalling and said Putin continues to choose violence and destruction. Leaders pledged to ramp up pressure on Russia's economy and defence industry and to develop measures to use the full value of Russia's immobilised sovereign assets to provide resources to Ukraine. Hosting Putin in Budapest provoked strong opposition given his ICC indictment.
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