14 countries including Ukraine, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Canada, and 17 parties including the European Union and the Council of Europe issued a joint statement

On 25 local time, the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office issued a joint statement on the Ukrainian issue.The statement was jointly issued by 14 countries including Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and 17 parties including the European Union and the European Council.

The statement said that all sides aspire to a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.The sides firmly support an immediate ceasefire and the starting point of negotiations with existing lines of contact.The sides always adhere to the principle that international borders must not be changed by force.

The statement said that all parties are formulating measures to make full use of Russia's frozen sovereign assets to ensure that Ukraine obtains the resources it needs.

Russia is open to third-party security guarantees

During his visit to the United States on October 24, Russian President's Special Representative Dmitriyev said that he believed that all parties were "very close" to reaching a diplomatic plan to resolve the Ukraine issue and that Russia was open to Ukraine receiving third-party "security guarantees" in the future. According to Dmitriyev, Russia not only hopes to reach a ceasefire, but also hopes to reach a "final plan" to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, he did not disclose further details.

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