28-Point 🇺🇦 peace plan negotiations in Geneva over -... for now. Several points dropped. Revised document now reviewed in Washington, Kyiv and among Europeans. 🇪🇺 Commission President Ursula vdLeyen arrives for pre- EU - African Union consultations in Luanda. Many EU leaders here.show more

Unelected EU President Ursula von der Leyen tours Europe’s... weapons factories, smiling over EU-funded arms for Ukraine. The “peace project” EU? That is history. Now it’s just a war machine cashing in on blood and destruction...show more

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇬🇧 NATO, UK, EU LEADERS RUSH TO WHITE HOUSE... FOR TRUMP TALKS NATO chief Mark Rutte, UK PM Keir Starmer, and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have all arrived in Washington for urgent talks with Trump. The summit was “pulled together very quickly”, just days after Trump’s Alaska meeting with Putin. With NATO, Europe’s top leaders, and Trump now under one roof, the future of Ukraine and possible peace terms are on the table. Source: Rapid Response 47show more

I’ve had a joint meeting with President of Cyprus... Nikos NikosChristodoulides, President of the European Council António Costa António Costa, and President of the European Commission Ursula Ursula von der Leyen. We discussed many topics. The key points were the priorities of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU; defense support for Ukraine from EU member states, including strengthening air defense, combat aviation, and drone production; and real progress in negotiations on Ukraine’s EU accession. We also addressed further cooperation on a reparations-based loan to restore Ukraine’s financial stability. I value all the support and thank our partners for their engagement in the work on achieving a dignified peace. Europe must play an important role in all peace efforts, and our shared interests must be protected.show more

A key moment ahead for 🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳. The 16th EU–India... Summit takes place in New Delhi on 27 January, bringing together European Council President, António Costa, European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. #EUIndiaEkSaathshow more

The European Union and African Union strongly support the... United Nations, the backbone of our rules-based order. We are joining forces for peace, stability, and security in the world. 2025 will be an important year for Europe–Africa relations. Europe’s offer is one of genuine partnership. The AU-EU Luanda Summit in November will open a new page in that partnership. We want fair and lasting growth, good jobs, and a clean energy future for the continent. Europe is investing over €150 billion from Global Gateway to make it happen.show more

🇺🇸🇪🇺 EUROPEAN LEADERS RALLY BEHIND ZELENSKY IN WASHINGTON EU... leaders Meloni, Merz, Macron, and Finland’s Stubb have landed in the U.S. to join talks with Trump. Their goal is to show unity and give Zelensky stronger backing as negotiations over Ukraine continue. Europe’s influence in the talks is often questioned, but this coordinated visit is meant to raise pressure and prove they still have a voice. Now the question is whether Trump will see their presence as real leverage or just symbolic support. Source: Rapid Response 47show more

I had an important meeting with President of the... European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels. Significant support for Ukraine in the context of the upcoming meeting with President Trump. Today, together and in several formats, we are determining what we will discuss in Washington, D. C. It is crucial that Europe remains as united as it was in 2022. This unity helps bring a just peace closer, and it must remain strong. We agreed on the necessity of a ceasefire for subsequent diplomatic steps, effective security guarantees for Ukraine, and continued sanctions pressure on Russia to limit its future potential. I thank Ursula personally and the whole of Europe that supports us and our quest for a just end to this war.show more

🇺🇦🇩🇪 ZELENSKY ARRIVES IN BERLIN FOR HIGH-LEVEL TALKS Zelensky... landed in Germany for an official visit with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The talks are expected to focus on military aid, security guarantees, and Ukraine’s path toward NATO and EU integration. But the most important thing will be the possible discussion of peace in Ukraine. Zelensky and Merz will later join a video conference with European leaders, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, and Trump to coordinate support for Ukraine. Source: Visegrád 24show more

Coordination of joint efforts, the 16th package of sanctions... against Russia, and progress in Ukraine's EU accession negotiations were the key topics of our meeting with António Costa António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Munich. The future of European security is being decided right now in Ukraine. This is the time when it is crucial to coordinate joint efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace. It is also important to strengthen sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation. Ukraine expects the EU’s 16th sanctions package to significantly limit Russia's ability to continue financing the war. I am grateful for all the support for our state and our people.show more

I am grateful to the President of the European... Commission and the President of the European Council – Ursula Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa António Costa – that you have come to Ukraine on this day – 4 years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Europe has stood with us throughout these difficult years, and our people trust Europe. They know we are not alone. In many ways all of this is thanks to your personal efforts, your work and friendship – thank you. I thank all our European friends and partners – everyone in the European Union – who stands on the right side of history and helps Ukraine. And it’s vital that we have started working on the details of a key geopolitical security guarantee for Ukraine and for all of Europe – a clear date for Ukraine’s accession to the EU. The year 2027 is important and doable, so that Putin cannot block our membership for decades. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺show more

Today, during the meeting with the President of the... European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, we discussed the priorities of the newly formed European Commission and Ukraine’s accession to the EU. We also addressed the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s needs. I am grateful for the new EU macro-financial assistance of €18.1 billion as part of the G7 loan, with the first tranche expected in January 2025. We value Ursula von der Leyen’s personal efforts to consolidate unity within the EU around our country. A shared position between Ukraine and all other European countries is crucial to bringing a just peace closer.show more

French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the USA no... longer wants to be a neutral mediator in negotiations between Russia and the Ukraine. According to him, Washington for the first time adopted a document that speaks of supporting the territorial integrity of the so-called Ukraine. Also, Trump is now advocating for increasing aid to the Kiev regime and strengthening sanctions against Russia.show more

I held a meeting with the President of the... European Council António Costa, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Ursula von der Leyen. I informed them on today’s negotiations in Istanbul. Pressure on Russia must increase if it does not agree to a full and unconditional ceasefire. I am therefore grateful for the preparation of the 17th sanctions package. We expect it to target everything that funds Russia’s war machine: banks, oil, energy, metallurgy, and the shadow fleet. Special attention was given to our path toward the EU — the possibility of swiftly opening negotiation clusters and trade cooperation. Thank you for supporting Ukraine and helping bring us closer to a just peace.show more

Propaganda can’t redraw maps, it only strains relationships. Distance... is not a legal basis for land claims, history doesn’t grant sea “ownership,” and population size gives no right to territory. Ethiopia should focus on its internal issues. Otherwise, a reverse reaction may erase its name once and for all. António Guterres Department of State The White House EU Council MFA Russia 🇷🇺 CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人 PMO India Egypt MFA Spokesperson U.S. Embassy Addis Sec. Marco Rubio Donald J. Trump Yemane G. Meskel 🇪🇷 Securitycouncil Human Rights Watch Amnesty International Merry Hastings EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security Human Rights Watch Amnesty International UN Human Rights UN Human Rights Council The African Union European Commission IGAD Secretariat Addis Standard sna news 2. Al Jazeera English BBC News Somali VOA Somali Reuters Africa The Reporter UK in Ethiopia 🇬🇧 France in Ethiopia German Embassy Addis Ababa Sweden in Ethiopia & AU NL Embassy Ethiopia Japan In Ethiopia BBC News Africa VOA Africa DW News Addis Standard African Union UN News EU Council Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇸🇴 Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹show more

I had a great meeting with European Commission President... Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa António Costa. We discussed the development of Ukraine’s defense industry, particularly investments in enhancing our long-range capabilities. We share a common understanding that achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine and ensuring security guarantees requires unity from Europe. We and our partners must remain ready to defend Ukraine with strength, as the war continues, and Russia has no intention of ending it fairly. I appreciate the adoption of the EU’s 16th sanctions package against Russia, targeting its logistics, banking sector, defense industry, and propaganda, as well as the ban on storing Russian petroleum products. Sanctions must target everything that finances Russian killings. We also discussed the progress in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations. I look forward to the swift opening of the first "Fundamentals” cluster. Thank you for standing with us in Ukraine today. 🇪🇺🇺🇦 #SupportUkraineshow more

⚡ Results of the Trump Plan Talks Coming Today... Marco Rubio said he’s ready to announce the results of negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation on Donald Trump’s “peace plan” later this evening. According to him, the meeting was “the most productive and substantive” of all held so far. The key question now is what exactly has been agreed — and where Ukraine’s red lines lie. With pressure mounting on the delegation in Geneva, Rubio’s statement looks like preparation for a major announcement. What are your expectations?show more

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump sets a TARIFF deadline... on the European Union as America's 250th birthday to UPHOLD their side of the trade deal — or face massive FAFO tariffs "A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" "I had a great call with The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen...I’ve been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the Historic Trade Deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotland, the largest Trade Deal, ever!" "I agreed to give her until our Country’s 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels." 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸show more

BRITISH BASES AND TURKISH TROOPS OUT OF CYPRUS🚨 President... Nikos Christodoulides is showing strong leadership and determination in pursuing justice for Cyprus. In close cooperation with the EU, Christodoulides has initiated discussions to address the British sovereign bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, describing them as a “colonial consequence” & remnant and calling for an open, frank conversation with the UK government once the Middle East situation stabilizes.The EU stated it’s ready to assist Cyprus in these talks. This bold step toward reclaiming full sovereignty over our island is inspiring. Now is the time for the same principled approach to the illegal Turkish occupation of the northern part of Cyprus, where 🇹🇷 troops must withdraw and that territory returned to the control of the Republic of Cyprus. Kudos to President Christodoulides for his tireless efforts and visionary leadership. Cyprus deserves unity, justice and full sovereignty, let’s keep pushing for this.show more

It’s dangerous to have negotiations about Ukraine without Ukraine... – President Zelenskyy in an interview for AP His other key points: ◾️Russia is not interested in ceasefire talks while it has the upper hand on the battlefield. Continued sanctions against Russia and support for the Ukrainian military are the only things that can bring Putin to the negotiating table. ◾️Putin can win in the world, without actually winning in Ukraine – if he is not punished, if he has “impunity” for the invasion, and finds a compromise. This will enable other world leaders, who are considering similar actions, to do the same. ◾️The United States, Ukraine, Russia, and the EU must have a place at the negotiating table over any ceasefire. ◾️European peacekeepers in Ukraine are interesting as “a part of the security guarantee, but not as the only guarantee of safety.” The dialogue with French leader Macron on this is still ongoing. ◾️NATO membership is the “cheapest” security guarantee for Ukraine’s allies, and it would also strengthen Trump geopolitically. Source:show more