War in Ukraine: Minister for Europe Benjamin Haddad warns against "a botched ceasefire without security guarantees"

The Minister Delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, warned on Monday, February 24 on franceinfo, against "a botched ceasefire without security guarantees". A summit is taking place in Kiev between Volodymyr Zelensky and many European leaders on the occasion of the third anniversary of the war between Ukraine and Russia.

"The security of Ukraine cannot be achieved without the Ukrainians. The security of Europe cannot be achieved by the Europeans ," he declared on franceinfo. A botched ceasefire without a security guarantee is not a lasting and just peace." According to Benjamin Haddad, this summit in Kiev notably allowed us to "reaffirm our solidarity with Ukraine and to say that the Ukrainians are fighting not only for their freedom, but also for the security of all Europeans in the face of the Russian threat."

The summit was also the occasion to announce a new series of sanctions against Russia "to increase economic pressure against Moscow" and "new announcements of arms deliveries and economic support to Ukraine".

"I noted today in Kiev a strong unity, a strong determination of the Europeans," continued the Minister Delegate for Europe. "For three years, Europe's aid on the economic, military and humanitarian levels has been higher than that of the United States. The Europeans have lived up to history."

"We are entering weeks that are absolutely decisive for the future of our continent and our security," he added, calling for "a ceasefire" that "is not a parenthesis that Russia uses to rearm, to re-attack, but of course for a lasting peace." "The debate is to put the Ukrainians in the best possible negotiating position with Russia to open these negotiations at the time when the Ukrainians deem them necessary and useful."