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Many thanks to our two presidents who now open the floor for your questions, starting here at the front with Júlia. Good morning, Júlia Payne from Reuters.

I was wondering if you had any thoughts about the US 28 point plan for peace in Ukraine. Is it acceptable to you?

And is Zelensky or the US or Russia bringing you into the discussions? Well, thank you for your question.

The European Union has not been communicated any plans in official matter.

That it makes nonsense for me, for us to comment at this point. I just came to say and repeat.

That the European Union remains fully committed to ensure an unwavering support to Ukraine.

Based on the principles of the United Nations Charter.

Indeed, from day one on, we have stood by Ukraine side by side with Ukraine,

and together we are defending the principles of the UN Charter and we have been working intensely with President Zelensky and the coalition of the willing for a just and lasting peace,

and this is an ongoing process.

As you said yesterday, a 28 point plan was made public.

We will discuss the situation both with European leaders and with leaders here on the sidelines of the G20.

I will also reach out to President Zelensky to discuss the matter important,

a key principle we have always upheld, and that is nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Next question. Christine.

Thanks very much Christina Wunder from DW Deutsche Valley News.

Just coming to the topic of climate change, could you give us a sense of what are you gonna be insisting on in terms of whatever the final text will be,

the summit declaration or Chairs statement or whatever the case may be.

Because it's looking like the European Union itself is losing momentum in terms of the targets you've been setting.

What are you gonna be insisting on and also the aspect of where the money is flowing.

So there's a big emphasis on your part on the energy transition, but your partners particularly here in Africa really want adaptation financing as well.

So there's a bit of a mismatch as to what you're insisting on, where you want to put the money,

the way your partners need the money, mitigation, here in, in on the African continent.

So just what is on the table, what are you asking countries in Africa to,

to commit to in the absence of momentum on your side as well and and funding in the right places. Thank you.

So I want to be very clear for the European Union, we are staying the course. We have our climate targets.

Cast in law for 2030, now for 2040 and climate neutrality for 2050. We're staying the course.

We're very clear that we want to reach these targets.

We are well on track for the 2030 target.

On the way forward, we have to be adaptable and flexible because this is a huge transition that is happening. No one has done it before.

So we really have to are on uncharted waters,

but we stay the course towards the common goals, that's important for me to emphasise that. Then, the expectations here for the G20.

I also want to be clear, we're not fighting fossil fuels, we're fighting the emissions from fossil fuels. That is important.

So the big topic is of course always in fighting climate change is energy.

If you look at the cut of emissions, I can only speak for the European Union,

the last 20 years we have cut emissions by 50%.

This cut has mostly taken place via reducing emissions in energy, so this is vital,

and here we are talking about clean energy as either renewables or nuclear energy.

And you're right, climate change is mostly affecting, of course, emerging economies, but they are often also the ones who have the resources,

as I just said, for fighting climate change and having alternatives, clean alternatives for energy.

The figure I just mentioning was the $2 trillion that I invested last year in energy,

clean energy, renewables, and low carbon energies. Only 2% went to Africa. Here we have to change the balance.

Much more investment has to go to Africa.

On your final point, climate finance,

the European Union is the largest founder of climate finance. Last year we contributed €29 billion.

That is the biggest sum,

and we are completely committed to the new goals we have set for adaptation and for climate finance. Next question, Ansgar.

I'm, the German presidents of the DBA, Madam President, Mr.

President, on the absence of the United States here at the summit, how do you assess, the accusations of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, against the host country regarding, the human rights situation,

and from your point of view, Does the situation, justify what part of, of the summit and also just very briefly,

will you attend next year's G20 summit in Florida if it means sitting together with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Thank you. Well, the answer is clear. We are here.

And we are here because we are working very in a very close way with our South African countries,

South African host.

The South African presidency of G20 was a very good presidency.

They raised central issues to tackle our global challenges,

and we are here all together to work together.

As you know, the European Union is very clear. We believe in the multilateral system. We have hold the international rules-based border.

On peace and war, on trade, on the economic security, on climate change, we remain engaged with the Paris Agreement,

and as you know, the world today is not only multipolar, it's also plural.

The North is plural, plural, the South is plural, and it's the reason because we need to engage with each other and we are here to work with our South African partners, with our G20 partners, and this is what we are doing here,

is what we are doing in the G7, is what we are doing in WTO, is what we are doing in the United Nations,

and what is what we will continue to do because we believe in the multilateralism and the rules-based part. My question was about the accusation.

Real accusations against the whole country made by US President Donald Trump.

I think it's not on our behalf to comment on other countries' statements,

so you have to ask the United States where that is concerned.

Final question, folks, we have time for one more over here please. Yeah. Good morning. I'm Mike Bociurkiw.

I'm a regular contributor to BBC and CNN.

In fact, I just got off BBC and founder of the World Briefing on SubStack.

They just asked me on BBC how the EU could possibly find itself so,

excuse my language, appallingly sidelined by the peace process in Ukraine just now.

And I have to be very frank with you.

I've been based in Ukraine since before the start of the war. I talk to Ukrainians every day.

Just before coming here, I visited one of the cemeteries where Ukrainian servicemen and women paid the ultimate cost. They are overflowing.

So my question is, A lot of Ukrainians ask,

how is it that the EU member states contribute more to the Russian war machine in terms of energy payments than it does to aid to Ukraine.

Why is it that it took so long for 19 packages of sanctions?

Had everything been delivered in one blow, we wouldn't be where we are.

And finally, The drip drip drip approach to providing weaponry, tourists, missiles to be specific in this case, how can the what,

how do you see the EU's role going forward given what's happening,

especially with the American, let's call it imposition of themselves in the process? Thank you.

So, we have been by Ukraine's side from the very beginning on.

First of all, it was the goal of Vladimir Putin to take even in 3 days or 3 weeks. He failed dramatically.

This is first and foremost because of the courage of the Ukrainian people, without any question, but we supported from day one on the Ukrainian people as much as possible,

and we've contributed more than €180 billion to support not only Ukraine with military capabilities,

but also of course with budget support, and this will continue without any question.

We have indeed unleashed 19 sanctions packages, and these are biting sanctions.

You see it when you look at the increasing difficulties the Russian economy has soaring inflation,

soaring interest rates, an overheated war economy.

Slowly but surely the figures are showing that the sanctions are biting. And why not in one go? Because the sanctions often. Also reply to the circumventions of loopholes.

So you put a sanction, there appease a loophole, you close the loophole, etc.

It's a process that is ongoing and the pressure on Russia here is ongoing. We will continue to support Ukraine.

As we've done before, Ukraine can count on us because this is not only an aggression against Ukraine,

but it is an aggression against the principles of the UN Charter.

It's on European soil and therefore we will support Ukraine for as long as it takes.

This concludes our press conference, ladies and gentlemen, thank you to the presidents. Have a good afternoon.