The so-called Coalition of the Willing met yesterday, mostly virtually–only Ursula von der Leyen, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen were in Kiev with Ukraine’s acting president Volodymyr Zelensky on the fourth anniversary of the beginning of Russia’s special military operation. The coalition “met to express their solidarity with President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine,” said a statement posted by the UK Prime minister’s office. “The leaders offered their full and sustained support as Ukraine fights for its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to defend Europe’s freedom.”
“The leaders reiterated their unwavering commitment to working together to achieve a just and lasting peace, in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter,” they lied. “They reaffirmed that international borders must not be changed by force.” They called on Russia to agree to “ a full, unconditional ceasefire,” and “They reaffirmed the role that the Coalition of the Willing would play in providing multi-layered security guarantees.”
The coalition also promised to expand the economic and financial warfare they’re already waging against Russia “through additional sanctions and by targeting the Russian Shadow Fleet and oil trading networks, the Russian Military Industrial Complex and disrupting Russia’s financial networks.”
