Poland and other countries “expect effective pressure on the aggressor, that is Russia,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Paweł Wroński said after the videoconference, where 33 states — including Japan and New Zealand — voiced support for peace initiatives.
Wroński said participants agreed with President Donald Trump’s “stop killing” motto, but stressed peace could not be negotiated “under falling bombs.”
“Any form of a ceasefire, interruption and separation of fire is, in the view of the ‘coalition of the willing,’ a condition for starting any peace talks,” he told reporters.
He added there was a strong view not to “mix up the order of things,” recalling who is the aggressor and who is the victim and where pressure should be applied. Participants also declared continued military and financial support for Ukraine and deemed it unacceptable that Kyiv cede territories not taken by Russia during the war as part of any talks.
After the call, Sikorski wrote on X that “to achieve peace, pressure must be exerted on the aggressor, not the victim.” He said Ukraine has had guarantees of independence and border inviolability since 1994, including from Russia, and noted Vladimir Putin’s April 22, 2004 ratification of the Russian-Ukrainian border treaty.
“Suffice to respect them and the war is over,” he wrote.
The “coalition of the willing,” launched on March 2 at the initiative of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, met after Trump’s Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, described as “constructive” without specific agreements.
Trump later briefed European leaders online, joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy; Poland was represented by President Karol Nawrocki.
Zelenskiy is due in Washington on Monday at Trump’s invitation for a White House meeting also involving France’s Emmanuel Macron, Finland’s Alexander Stubb and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, with earlier participation confirmed by the European Commission chief and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Source: PAP