Negotiations on peace in Ukraine must be anchored in the EU institutions, the Prime Minister believes.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) has no ambitions to become “the voice of Europe” in any negotiations on a ceasefire and peace for Ukraine.
This is what the Prime Minister says in connection with an event at the University of Copenhagen on Tuesday.
– No. I am hopefully part of the voice of Europe. But our institutions (the European ones, ed.) must be central to that work, says Mette Frederiksen in response to a question from moderator TV 2 journalist Rasmus Tantholdt on stage.
She participates in an interview format with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
There are currently discussions between Europe’s countries about how Europe should become involved in the ongoing peace process.
On Tuesday morning, delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States sat around the negotiating table in the United Arab Emirates.
According to Zelenskyj, they must, among other things, discuss security guarantees for Ukraine.
According to the prime minister, the heads of state and government must discuss the question of how Europe should be part of the negotiations when they meet for a summit in Dublin, Ireland this week.
– We will discuss it tonight and later in Dublin, says Mette Frederiksen.
Mette Frederiksen and Volodymyr Zelenskyj will meet with the heads of state and government of the Nordic countries at Marienborg on Tuesday evening.
Zelenskyj supports that Europe should be part of the negotiations on ceasefire and peace. But he also states that it is a difficult matter, as there are many countries in Europe which also have different interests.
– Europe must decide who represents Europe. Now is the time to choose who will represent Europe, says Zelensky.
While the peace negotiations are underway in the Middle East, the EU must also have a difficult discussion about EU support for Ukraine.
A bill of DKK 335 billion awaits, which is two-thirds of the gap in Ukraine’s war budget for next year.
For the last third, the EU Commission hopes that other international partners will contribute.
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