The European Green Party welcomes the decision to hold an emergency summit of European leaders to discuss a common position in response to US president Donald Trump’s unilateral approach to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and his government’s denigrating remarks about democracy in Europe.

European Green Party Co-Chair Ciarán Cuffe said:  

"It is good that European leaders are holding an emergency summit tomorrow. Peace in Europe must come from Europe. The EU has always been a peace project. We must demonstrate our ability to stand up for the EU's security, as well as for peace and universal values in our neighbourhood. The future of Ukraine and Europe cannot be left in the hands of Putin and Trump alone. Only the Ukrainian people who have been the victim of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of their country can set the terms for peace negotiations."

France, the UK, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Denmark will meet tomorrow in Paris for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine, after US president Donald Trump announced bilateral negotiations with Russian president Vladimir Putin.  

European Green Party Co-Chair Vula Tsetsi added:  

"The struggle of the Ukrainian people for freedom, peace and EU membership is our struggle. A just peace can only be guaranteed with the participation of Ukraine and Europe. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Nothing about Europe without Europe. As Greens, we call on the European Commission and EU governments to step up their commitment to Ukraine and to Europe's security, so that Europe becomes both Trump-proof and Putin-proof".

Democracy is under attack from Russia’s hybrid war against the West and its active disinformation campaigns about Europe’s democratic future. The European Green Party urges all European parties to condemn the denigrating remarks from vice-president J.D. Vance about democracy and freedom of speech in the EU.