Czech Republic calls for more support for Kiev: “If Ukraine falls, we will fall”
The President of the Czech RepublicPetr Pavel, demanded this Wednesday before the European Parliament will continue to support Ukraine “by all means” and warned that “If Ukraine falls, we will fall too” a “failure that would cost us even more” than the current delivery of financial aid or weapons to Kiev.
“Let’s not be fooled by those who suggest that in the name of appeasing (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, peace must be achieved through concessions that undermine Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Actually, “They demand the surrender of Ukraine and the renunciation of our principles.”warned Pavel in Strasbourg (France).
These messages, he said, were “a serious affront” to those who are suffering under the Russian occupation or who have lost their civil rights as a result of the invasion.
“Peace can never be achieved on the aggressor’s terms. “If the attacker succeeds once, he will try again and again,” he said.
Europe “failed to recognize evil in time” and now “it is more than obvious that this is so.” “Ensuring peace cannot be limited to our borders,” Pavel added.
“I am convinced that the fight for a full European perspective for all the countries of the Western Balkans and the related trio (Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia) It is not only our long-term moral duty, but also an investment in Europe’s security and resilience and its citizens,” emphasized the Czech President.
And although he pointed out that enlargement “cannot be completed without the necessary reforms both in the candidate countries and in the EU,” he also called for it This is not a “pretext to delay the accession process”.
“There is an opportunity to take one courageous decision in the European Council by the end of this year,” he said, referring to the summit of community leaders that will decide on the formal opening of accession negotiations for Ukraine and Moldova.
For Pavel the expansion “Must be seen as an opportunity to realign the idea of Europe” and “to achieve a more unified and efficient Europe”: “A Union that remains ambitious and competitive, more flexible and proactive, able to respond quickly when needed and of which we are all proud.”