Joseph Borrell, The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission has put on the table the new aid that Ukraine will receive, new weapons in various shipments and economic support of an additional 500 million euros.
And that’s it for Borrell, the Russian attack on civilians in the city of Kramatorsk, “shows once again the Kremlin’s utter lack of respect for human life. Our support for Ukraine will only increase”, a message warning of a new international meeting and the support of the International Criminal Court and the European prosecutor’s investigation into war crimes to support Ukraine.
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1. This war is won on the battlefield. Another 500 million euros from the #EPF we are on the way. The arms deliveries are tailored to the needs of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/Jgr61t9FfW
– Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) April 9, 2022
Additional help for Ukraine
And as international aid mounts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has attacked Borrell, who has declared that “this war on the battlefield” will be won by Ukraine, noting that both imply “a radical change in the rules of the game” – financial support and defense aid.
“What Josep Borrell himself said in this aggressive and unprecedented context significantly changes the rules of the game,” the head of Russian diplomacy said in an interview with TV channel Rossiya 24, just as the Russian offensive is focusing on eastern Ukraine .
According to the Russian diplomat, the conflict in Ukraine was “designed for the final containment of Russia and its subordination to the global system created by the West, despite the end of the Cold War”.
Sharp criticism of Europe
Despite the Disappearance of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact“The EU had never projected itself as a military organisation,” and also noted the unusual nature of Germany’s decision to “mobilize 100,000 million euros for the first time in history” to “strengthen its military muscles,” a military beef Spending that more NATO countries will make in the years to come.
“The Ukrainians fear a huge offensive [de Rusia] in the Donbass region. They are preparing and we are helping them, it’s no secret,” EU foreign ministers said as they approved a €500 million package to finance and supply war equipment to Ukraine in a small group of countries.
This package comes on top of the 1,000 million euros the EU had already committed to buying arms and equipment for the Ukrainian armed forces. “If it’s not enough, we’ll add more. At the moment we have these resourcesBorrell said.