Brussels, 10 May 2025 (MIA) – The European Union joins Ukraine and international partners, including the United States, in calling for a full and unconditional ceasefire of at least 30 days, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas said in a statement on behalf of the Union and five other countries, including North Macedonia. 

“This pause in hostilities could serve as a vital step toward reducing civilian suffering and allowing space for meaningful talks for genuine peace aimed at ending Russia’s war of aggression and restoring comprehensive, just and lasting peace,” said the statement. 

The EU, added Kallas, remains steadfast in its commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine, grounded in the principles of the UN Charter and international law and welcomes all efforts towards achieving such peace. 

“As in the past, it is now for Russia to show its willingness to achieve peace,” the EU’s top diplomat said in the statement, backed also by non-EU countries, which were represented at yesterday’s informal meeting of foreign ministers in Lviv – Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Ukraine and Great Britain, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reports. 

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