The best defense for Ukraine is to join the European Union, – Member of the Italian Parliament
Representatives of the national parliaments of the EU member states United for Ukraine visited the destroyed by Russian invaders Borodyanka, Bucha,and Irpin and made their statements. Source: Representatives of the EU member states “What we see in Bucha, Irpen, Borodyanka, what Putin did – all these are crimes against humanity. These were...
Three EU countries oppose giving Ukraine EU candidate status
Seven countries have suggested alternative options for Ukraine other than EU candidacy. The main opposition comes from the three EU states. Source: Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European integration Olha Stefanishyna Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration of Ukraine said that seven countries in the EU talked about other formats for...
EU provides Ukraine with an additional 205 million euros in humanitarian aid
The European Union provides Ukraine with additional humanitarian aid in the amount of 205 million euros. Source: European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič “For more than 100 days, we have seen unnecessary suffering and countless violations of international humanitarian law. In times of crisis, we must...
Access of Ukrainian grain to the world market is the subject of main attention, – US Assistant Secretary of State
Ensuring access of the Ukrainian grain blocked by Russian aggression to the market is now one of the main focuses of the United States, as well as allies, partners and international organizations. Source: US Assistant Secretary of State Karen Donfried “Food security is not a new problem.” She reminded us that this issue was...
Polish President starts touring EU countries to persuade them to give Ukraine an EU candidate status
Polish President Andrzej Duda began a tour of southern Europe countries on June 8 to persuade them to support Ukraine’s EU candidate status. Source: The Office of the Polish President It is noted that the President of Slovakia Zuzana Chaputova was supposed to go with Duda, but due to a positive test for Covid 19, she was forced to cancel...
EU to allocate 7.25 million euros to investigate Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine
The European Commission has launched a new € 7.25 million project under its Foreign Policy Instrument to support the capacity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell The project, first announced by European High Representative Josep Borrell in Kyiv, is part of the EU’s efforts to combat...
Ukraine does not accept alternatives to EU Candidate Status, – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Ukraine does not accept any alternatives to granting the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba “We will not accept any surrogate versions or alternatives instead of candidate status, whatever they may be. We need the status of a candidate for EU membership. No...
The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the EU, – Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the EU
The supply of weapons to Ukraine is the responsibility of the European Union. Source: Chair of the sub-committee on Security and Defense in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau “A few months ago, we could not imagine that the war would return to Europe and we would face war because of Russia’s actions. So we need to give more...
European countries should “increase the speed” in providing assistance to Ukraine, – Lithuanian President
Europe has done a lot to help Ukraine, but it needs to increase its aid. Source: The President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda “We talked about Russia’s war in Ukraine and Europe’s response. Europe has done a lot to help Ukraine, but that’s not enough. There is still no victory in this war. We must stay on this path and in no...
By attacking Ukraine, Russia attacked UN values, – President of the European Council
European Council President Charles Michel says that by attacking Ukraine, Russia has attacked not just one country, it has attacked the values of the United Nations. Source: President of the European Council Charles Michel “The Kremlin may prohibit and prosecute the use of the word “war”, but that does not change the...
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