President of the European Commission Ursula von Der Leyen on Monday during a visit to Kiev said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants “Ukraine surrender”. According to the AFP report and Sky News, TASR reports this.
“War in Ukraine remains a central and serious crisis for the future of Europe. Putin strives to win this war on Earth at any time. It aims to surrender Ukraine,” She introduced Leyen at an extraordinary meeting of leaders from Europe and Canada on the occasion of the third anniversary of the war invasion of Ukraine.
The President of the EC warned that there is not only the fate of Ukraine, but the fate of Europe. Therefore, it is still a priority to strengthen Ukrainian resistance. It is also necessary accelerate the supply of weapons and ammunition. “And this will be the focal point of our work in the coming weeks,” she said.
Leyen claims that free and sovereign Ukraine is not only the interest of Europe, but also the whole world. “Because autocrats around the world are closely watching whether There is impunity if you attack your neighbor and break the international borders. Or whether there is a real deterrent effect, “she said. Investing in Ukraine’s sovereignty is, according to Leyen, an investment in the prevention of future wars.
Leyen announced that the EU will provide financial assistance to Ukraine in March. She also announced that she would present a complex plan of how Increase European armory production and defense capacities and benefit Ukraine. The EU will also speed up investment in renewable energy sources in Ukraine. “All these efforts will lead to greater energy security for Ukraine and the European Union,” Lenyen said.
About 12 leaders from Europe and Canada arrived in Kiev on Monday morning. In addition to the delegation of EU top officials, the presidents and chairmen of the North European countries and Spain are among them.
Before the beginning of the meeting, the air alarm sirens sounded in the Ukrainian capital. Diplomatic sources have reported that The European Commissioners, who were in Parliament at that time, spent approximately 20 minutes in the anti -aircraft cover.
It turned out that Russian fighters probably only They made a maneuver with the intention of disrupting the event and consent to leaving the cover was issued. The fighters took off from Belarus and headed for Ukraine, a diplomatic source for a journalist representing the European Newsroom project (ENR/European journalists).
EU Foreign Ministers of EU countries in the meantime at a meeting in Brussels approved 16. Pack of sanctions against Russiawhich extends its shadow fleet of oil tankers and prohibits the import of aluminum.
