The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, warned that the Russian president is betting that the European response to the invasion of Ukraine will fracture, since the effects of inflation and the financial crisis continue to be felt in the portfolios of voters. .
In an interview with AFPthe EU High Representative for Foreign Policy warns that Vladimir Putin “see the weariness of [países] Europeans and the reluctance of their citizens bear the consequences of supporting Ukraine.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin is betting that the EU’s united response to his invasion of Ukraine will break the high prices hitting European voters’ wallets, Brussels foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned on Tuesday. in an interview with AFP https://t.co/MnKewhu0SD pic.twitter.com/nk133zpHN0
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For Josep Borrell it is important that all countries continue to work together to assume and share the costs within the EU, although he recognizes that keeping the 27 member states united is a daily task.
“The Member States are the ones that make the decisions of their foreign policies. We have to make sure that their interests come to common ground.he said, adding that they are “always in engagement mode.” The path, he points out, also passes through a commitment to more sanctions and the reconstitution of the Ukrainian forces since “Vladimir Putin remains inflexible.”
In the interview, the former Spanish minister stressed the need to continue supporting Ukraine, not only with weapons, but also with training missions of the Ukrainian army.
The EU analyzes a training mission to support the Ukrainian army, says Josep Borrell
“We have to give Ukraine support that goes beyond the supply of arms. Faced with someone who refuses to stop the war, we have to be able to resist,” he stressed.
On Monday, Borrell had already indicated that the EU could approve a training mission later this month and said he believed in a compromise between the 27 from next week.
Source: Observadora
