Slovenian President: Paris Summit Sends 'Wrong Message' by Involving Only Few EU Countries in Talks on Ukraine War

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar said that the decision to gather only a few EU countries at the Paris summit sends the ‘wrong message’ as it suggests that the EU lacks consensus on the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg.

‘Despite the fact that most European countries have always supported and still stand by Ukraine, Europe has become vulnerable. The new US administration is aware of this, otherwise it would not have so boldly declared that it would establish peace in Ukraine without the help of European countries,’ she said.

In his turn, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden suggested that it would be better to hold this meeting with the participation of all 27 EU leaders.

‘I am not against some countries meeting if they discuss military issues in light of their military competence and what they have done for Ukraine, but it would be much better if we met all 27,’ he added.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that the meeting in Paris was a gathering of ‘disappointed and pro-war leaders’.

‘Today in Paris, we see a gathering of pro-war, anti-Trump, frustrated European leaders who want to prevent an agreement on peace in Ukraine,’ Szijjarto said.

Romania and the Czech Republic also expressed their disappointment at not being invited to the Paris summit organised by Emmanuel Macron.

As The Gaze previously reported, French President Emmanuel Macron has called an urgent summit of European leaders for Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security issues.

The meeting will be held in the narrow format of the Weimar Triangle++ (France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and several other European countries).