Tag: Petr Fiala
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NATO countries refuse to support Macron's troops in Ukraine's claims
There are no plans for Western boots on the ground, several leaders have insisted Britain, Poland, the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden spoke out on Tuesday against French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal that Western troops could be deployed in Ukraine. Although there was no consensus on sending ground forces, Macron said on Monday after a…
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Live: NATO summit to ‘confirm’ that Ukraine will become a future member
NATO leaders at a summit in Lithuania next week will “confirm” an earlier commitment that Ukraine will join the alliance in the future, its chief Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was due to visit Turkey later in the day for talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
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Zelensky arrives in Prague to meet with Czech leader Petr Pavel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Prague on Thursday for talks with Czech President Petr Pavel and other officials. Reports have emerged that the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin is no longer in Belarus and is currently in St Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told reporters on Thursday. Follow our live blog…
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Zelensky calls for ‘long-term protection’ of Ukraine grain corridor
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that the grain shipping corridor to get food out of his country, part of an agreement Russia has suspended, needs reliable, long-term protection. Lawyers in Britain earlier took the first step towards what they said was “groundbreaking” legal action against Russia’s shadowy Wagner group over allegations it committed “terrorism”…
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Live: France accuses Russia of endangering world food supply
French President Emmanuel Macron, during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, accused Russia of endangering the world’s food supply by suspending its participation in a Ukrainian grain deal. Macron also assured Zelensky that France would help Ukraine get through the winter and help repair water and energy infrastructure damaged by Russian…
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Right now: EU leaders on their way to Kyiv to meet Zelensky
Today, the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia will travel to Kyiv on a joint EU mission. According to Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to demonstrate EU support for Ukraine and present a package of support to the country and its people. Hear Ekot’s…