KYIV: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on Wednesday starts a tour of African countries and Oman to drum up support for Kyiv’s plan to end the grinding war with Russia.
The visits to Oman, Angola, Egypt and South Africa come after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled his “Victory Plan” and called for immediate NATO membership.
Sybiga’s visits beginning Wednesday and ending Monday would “promote the Peace Formula, develop political dialogue, consolidate humanitarian and energy support for Ukraine, and develop trade and economic cooperation,” the foreign ministry said.
In June, almost 80 countries endorsed a 10-point “peace formula” proposed by Zelensky that said Ukrainian territorial integrity must be respected and called for Russian troops to leave Ukraine.
Kyiv has been urging more countries to endorse the agenda.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Kyiv has been stepping up diplomatic ties with Moscow’s traditional allies in Africa and Asia.
Sybiga’s departure coincides with the visit of around 20 world leaders — including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — to Russia for a three-day gathering of the BRICS group in the central city of Kazan.
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Ukraine FM to visit Africa, Oman to gain backing for peace plan
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Ukraine FM to visit Africa, Oman to gain backing for peace plan
- The visits to Oman, Angola, Egypt and South Africa come after Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky unveiled his “Victory Plan”
Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland
- US president announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House
- The US Navy has two hospital ships, the Mercy and the Comfort, but neither are stationed in Louisiana
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland, a Danish territory that Trump has said he wants to acquire.
Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House, where he sat next to and chatted with Landry.
“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!” Trump said.
Neither the White House nor Landry’s office responded to queries about the post, whether the ship had been requested by Denmark or Greenland and which sick people needed help. The Department of War had no immediate comment.
Danish King Frederik paid a second visit to Greenland in a year last week, an attempt to demonstrate unity with the territory in the face of Trump’s push to buy the island.
Greenland, Denmark and the US late last month held talks to resolve the situation following months of tensions within the NATO defense alliance.
Trump’s post came hours after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine in Greenland’s waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.
It was unclear what connection Landry had with the matter or if the post had any connection to the evacuation.
The US Navy has two hospital ships, the Mercy and the Comfort, but neither are stationed in Louisiana.
Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House, where he sat next to and chatted with Landry.
“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!” Trump said.
Neither the White House nor Landry’s office responded to queries about the post, whether the ship had been requested by Denmark or Greenland and which sick people needed help. The Department of War had no immediate comment.
Danish King Frederik paid a second visit to Greenland in a year last week, an attempt to demonstrate unity with the territory in the face of Trump’s push to buy the island.
Greenland, Denmark and the US late last month held talks to resolve the situation following months of tensions within the NATO defense alliance.
Trump’s post came hours after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine in Greenland’s waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.
It was unclear what connection Landry had with the matter or if the post had any connection to the evacuation.
The US Navy has two hospital ships, the Mercy and the Comfort, but neither are stationed in Louisiana.
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