The leaders of eight Baltic and Nordic countries have reaffirmed their support for Ukraine and noted that peace can only be achieved by continuously putting pressure on Russia to stop the hostilities, writes Reuters.
The leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden stressed in a joint statement that international borders should not be changed by force. It was also added that the Baltic and Nordic countries will continue to put pressure and impose sanctions on Russia.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has announced that he is ready to hold trilateral talks in Alaska with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. However, for now, only
a meeting between Trump and Putin is planned for the 15th of August.
US Vice President J. JD Vance said in an interview on the 8th of August that it would not be productive for Putin to meet with Zelensky before speaking with Trump, Reuters reports. Vance said that the talks are currently simply being planned and attempts are being made to understand how all three officials could sit down at the negotiating table and where it could take place.
Trump has announced that Ukraine and Russia could conclude a ceasefire that would end the more than three-year war, but this could require Ukraine to give up some territory. True, the US president has previously made predictions about the progress of peace talks that have not come true, and so far no significant progress has been achieved. Zelensky, in turn, has indicated that Ukrainians will not give up their territory to the occupiers.
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