“A failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but also the United States,” said the president of the European Commission
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, urged Donald Trump on Friday, to the unit to reach a good in Ukraine, warning that a “failed ukraine would weaken Europe and the United States.”
“Let me be very clear: a failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but also the United States. It would intensify the challenges in the Indo-Pacific and threaten our common interests, ”warned the president of the community executive in the speech given at the Munich security conference, marked by Trump’s announcement about the beginning of peace negotiations in Ukraine with the Russian President Russian , Vladimir Putin.
In this context, von der Leyen has insisted on his warning to Washington that authoritarian leaders in the world are carefully observing “if there is impunity if they invade the neighboring country and violate international borders,” or if there are real distress measures.
“They watch us and ask that actions we decided to take, which is why it is so important that we do things well,” he said. At this point, he reached for Trump to “work together” to achieve peace in Ukraine “from a position of strength.”
“Europe wants peace from a position of strength, and President Trump has made it clear that the United States is firmly committed to peace from a position of strength. Therefore, I believe that we can achieve this just and lasting peace, ”he said.
German conservative policy has appealed to a “just and lasting” peace in the terms defined by Ukraine, which ensures that the horrors of recent years are not repeated.
On the other hand, he stressed that Putin is up to demonstrate his true interest in not prolonging the war and changing his plans to “destroy” Ukraine. Von der Leyen said that the European Union (EU) has points in common with the United States regarding the departure for the conflict, including the need to provide “solid security guarantees”.
Without entering more details on this issue, he said that Europe should “act” according to his words “french” and increase defense expenses to “do more” in terms of European security. “That there is no doubt: I think that, when it comes to European security, Europe has to do more, Europe has to contribute more. And to achieve it, we need an increase in European expense with the defense, ”he said.
Alongside this argument, it was pledged to “intensify” work to “accelerate” Ukraine’s adhesion process to the European community bloc, which ultimately depends on the 27 member states. “We have done significant progress, but now it’s time to move mountains,” he said.
The head of the European executive wanted to argue that, in a moment of change in Ukraine, Europe will “adapt”, will “take a step forward” and “make a difference immediately.”
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, with the argument of protecting pro -Russian separatist minorities in the east and “disinhazifying” the neighboring country, independent since 1991 – after the collapse of the Soviet Union – and which has been removing The sphere of influence of Moscow and approaching Europe and the West.
The war in Ukraine has already caused tens of thousands of dead on both sides, and the last months have been marked by large -scale air strikes against Ukrainian cities and infrastructures, while Kiev’s forces have been aimed at Russian territory nearby From the border and the Crimea Peninsula, illegally attached in 2014.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces confronted the past year with a lack of soldiers and weapons and ammunition, despite the repeated promises of help from the Western Allies, who later began to realize.
Russian troops, more numerous and better equipped, continue their advance in the eastern front, despite the Ukrainian offensive in Russia, in the Kursk region, and the authorization given to Ukraine by the then US president, Joe Biden, at the end of his mandate, to use long -range missiles provided by the United States to attack Russia.
Negotiations between the two parts are completely blocked since the spring of 2022, with Moscow to continue to demand that Ukraine accepts the annexation of a part of its territory.
Trump and Putin talked this week by telephone about Ukraine and the launch of peace negotiations to end war, without being clearly clear Kiev’s inclusion in this process and in which he has.
