Miscellaneous 500 million in Kyiv for heavy weapons and optimism about the agreement on the embargo on Russian oil. The High Commissioner for EU Foreign Policy Joseph Borrell drew the line at the opening of the G7 summit at Weissenhaus Castle in north-west Germany. “Across the EU, it will contribute 2 billion euros,” added Borrell, specifying that the money will be used to buy “tanks, ammunition, armored vehicles, heavy artillery, everything you need to fight this war”. Everything in the economy the main goal of the European Union: “More support to Ukraineincluding the military,” said Borrell, who spoke of a “new push for war support” that would come with “more pressure”. Russiawith economic sanctions”.
Not only. for the high commissioner The EU must continue to “work for an international isolation of Russia in order to counteract this disinformation about the consequences of the war, about energy and food prices in the world. I present a united front to continue supporting Ukraine.” “That will be the result of this meeting,” announced the boss diplomacy upon his arrival at the G7 meeting. The German appointment will also be an opportunity to take stock of upcoming energy sanctions To fly. In this respect, things still seem to be going uphill, but Borrell is optimistic: “I am sure that we will reach an agreement about the embargo to the oil Russian“He said and stressed that” we must give up dependence on Moscow crude oil, if there is no agreement at ambassadorial level, foreign ministers will have to agree on a new one next Monday impetus politics and I will do my part”. Words echoed by Borrell, which had the immediate support of the President of the European Council, Karl Michaelwhich on Twitter accepted the proposal to “finance the fund European for peace to 2 billion euros for military equipment for theUkraine“.
“We will keep working on it isolation International Russia,” Borrell added ahead of the start of the G7 ministerial summit. The meeting was opened by the German Foreign Minister Annalena bear buck and to which the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Moldova were invited as guests. Traditionally, the High Representative for EU Foreign Policy also attended the G7, which was mainly devoted to the Ukraine crisis, while the US Secretary of State, Anthony flash, will be replaced by deputy Victoria Nuland as she is still recovering from Covid. Energy and food security, relations with China and climate change are also on the table. Italy is represented by the holder of the Farnesina, luigi Of But I.