Zelenskyy says he’ll talk with Trump about proposed peace plan for Ukraine

EU’s 2-point plan: ‘First, weaken Russia. Second, support Ukraine’

I’m Crystal Goomansingh, a CBC senior reporter based in London. At an end of day news briefing in Brussels, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas told journalists the European Union stands with Ukraine.

“The EU has a very clear two-point plan. First, weaken Russia. Second, support Ukraine,” said Kallas.

Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha briefed his fellow ministers on what Kallas described as the “Ukrainian perspective.”

“Our position hasn’t changed. For any peace plan to succeed it has to be supported by Ukraine and it has to be supported by Europe. If Russia really wanted peace, it would have accepted the unconditional ceasefire offer already in March,” he said.

Kallas highlighted the 26 people killed in Ternopil, western Ukraine on Wednesday.

Ukrainian officials said Russia launched more than 470 drones and 48 missiles in the barrage that hit multiple cities.

Dozens of people who lived in the two highrise buildings remain unaccounted for. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on Wednesday that nearly 100 people had been hurt, according to Reuters.

“Russia has repeatedly paid lip service for peace talks and previous talks fell apart because Russia never made any real commitments. The pressure must be on the aggressor, not on the victim,” said Kallas.