The mediation efforts of Turkey, a member of NATO but which refused to join the sanctions against Moscow, are also continuing. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu is in Moscow, where he will hold talks on Wednesday, then will travel to Ukraine on Thursday to seek a ceasefire, according to Ankara.
Westerners also want to reaffirm their unity and their commitment alongside Ukraine.
kyiv received the visit of the Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers on Tuesday. MM. Mateusz Morawiecki, Petr Fiala and Janez Jansa met the Ukrainian president to whom they pledged their support. “We will never leave you alone. We will be with you because we know that you are fighting not only for your freedom, for your own home and for your safety, but also for us.“, said on Twitter Mr. Morawiecki.
This is the first visit by foreign leaders to kyiv since the Russian attack began on February 24.
At the same time, Warsaw called for the establishment of a “mission of peace“NATO,”protected by the armed forces“to help Ukraine. The subject could be discussed at an extraordinary NATO summit scheduled for March 24 in Brussels.
Joe Biden will go there to reaffirm “unwavering commitmentof the United States with its allies, according to the White House.
And, unable to intervene militarily, the West continues to toughen its sanctions.
The European Union will deprive Russian oligarchs of luxury sedans, champagne and other high-end items, via a fourth package of sanctions that came into force on Tuesday. The UK followed suit, adding punitive vodka tariffs and additional asset freezes.