٠٠:٠١:٤٥EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that the bloc must continue its support for Ukraine, claiming that 'the whole European Union is supporting this position', during his press conference at the 75th NATO summit in Washington DC, on Thursday.
"For Ukraine to prevail against the aggression of Russia, we have to continue supporting Ukraine," said Borrell. "If we stop supporting Ukraine the war certainly will finish, and finish soon, but how? With Ukrainian surrender, with a puppet government in Kiev. Where the Ukrainian people are being crushed by an aggressor," he continued.
“We at the European Union, we have been that [support], we have been provided with almost 40 billion in military support, training 60,000 soldiers from Ukraine, increasing our military capacity, increasing the production capacity of our defence industry," Borrell noted.
Both NATO and the EU have seen widening divisions over Ukraine, with Slovakian PM Robert Fico saying Ukraine joining the alliance would 'guarantee WWIII'. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban drew criticism from EU leaders - including Borrell himself - for his recent 'peace mission' to Ukraine, Russia and China.
Meanwhile Borrell added that the EU would engage in discussions with its Indo-Pacific partners to examine the ‘strategic continuum’ between Ukraine and the region ‘because China is supporting Russia’.
The EU policy chief also remarked on the West Bank, where he said the Israeli government continued to seize land against international law. Borrell said he believes the G7 ministerial meeting would condemn the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which he said has been ‘withholding the revenue for the Palestinian Authority’.
NATO leaders issued the Washington Summit Declaration, a unified document outlining the Alliance's principles and objectives.
Regarding Ukraine, the document highlights an 'irreversible path' to membership along with 'vital reforms' needed, but avoids specifying the timeline for the country's formal invitation into the Alliance amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
It will also see 40 billion euros for Ukraine over the next year, and with NATO taking responsibility for funding from a specifically US-led coalition. According to reports, it marks an attempt to negate the impact of a potential Trump presidency, although some media outlets claim that it may not have that effect if an incoming president chose to change course.
'Whole EU is supporting this position' - Borrell glosses over widening Ukraine divisions at 75th NATO Summit
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that the bloc must continue its support for Ukraine, claiming that 'the whole European Union is supporting this position', during his press conference at the 75th NATO summit in Washington DC, on Thursday.
"For Ukraine to prevail against the aggression of Russia, we have to continue supporting Ukraine," said Borrell. "If we stop supporting Ukraine the war certainly will finish, and finish soon, but how? With Ukrainian surrender, with a puppet government in Kiev. Where the Ukrainian people are being crushed by an aggressor," he continued.
“We at the European Union, we have been that [support], we have been provided with almost 40 billion in military support, training 60,000 soldiers from Ukraine, increasing our military capacity, increasing the production capacity of our defence industry," Borrell noted.
Both NATO and the EU have seen widening divisions over Ukraine, with Slovakian PM Robert Fico saying Ukraine joining the alliance would 'guarantee WWIII'. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban drew criticism from EU leaders - including Borrell himself - for his recent 'peace mission' to Ukraine, Russia and China.
Meanwhile Borrell added that the EU would engage in discussions with its Indo-Pacific partners to examine the ‘strategic continuum’ between Ukraine and the region ‘because China is supporting Russia’.
The EU policy chief also remarked on the West Bank, where he said the Israeli government continued to seize land against international law. Borrell said he believes the G7 ministerial meeting would condemn the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which he said has been ‘withholding the revenue for the Palestinian Authority’.
NATO leaders issued the Washington Summit Declaration, a unified document outlining the Alliance's principles and objectives.
Regarding Ukraine, the document highlights an 'irreversible path' to membership along with 'vital reforms' needed, but avoids specifying the timeline for the country's formal invitation into the Alliance amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
It will also see 40 billion euros for Ukraine over the next year, and with NATO taking responsibility for funding from a specifically US-led coalition. According to reports, it marks an attempt to negate the impact of a potential Trump presidency, although some media outlets claim that it may not have that effect if an incoming president chose to change course.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that the bloc must continue its support for Ukraine, claiming that 'the whole European Union is supporting this position', during his press conference at the 75th NATO summit in Washington DC, on Thursday.
"For Ukraine to prevail against the aggression of Russia, we have to continue supporting Ukraine," said Borrell. "If we stop supporting Ukraine the war certainly will finish, and finish soon, but how? With Ukrainian surrender, with a puppet government in Kiev. Where the Ukrainian people are being crushed by an aggressor," he continued.
“We at the European Union, we have been that [support], we have been provided with almost 40 billion in military support, training 60,000 soldiers from Ukraine, increasing our military capacity, increasing the production capacity of our defence industry," Borrell noted.
Both NATO and the EU have seen widening divisions over Ukraine, with Slovakian PM Robert Fico saying Ukraine joining the alliance would 'guarantee WWIII'. Hungarian PM Viktor Orban drew criticism from EU leaders - including Borrell himself - for his recent 'peace mission' to Ukraine, Russia and China.
Meanwhile Borrell added that the EU would engage in discussions with its Indo-Pacific partners to examine the ‘strategic continuum’ between Ukraine and the region ‘because China is supporting Russia’.
The EU policy chief also remarked on the West Bank, where he said the Israeli government continued to seize land against international law. Borrell said he believes the G7 ministerial meeting would condemn the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which he said has been ‘withholding the revenue for the Palestinian Authority’.
NATO leaders issued the Washington Summit Declaration, a unified document outlining the Alliance's principles and objectives.
Regarding Ukraine, the document highlights an 'irreversible path' to membership along with 'vital reforms' needed, but avoids specifying the timeline for the country's formal invitation into the Alliance amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
It will also see 40 billion euros for Ukraine over the next year, and with NATO taking responsibility for funding from a specifically US-led coalition. According to reports, it marks an attempt to negate the impact of a potential Trump presidency, although some media outlets claim that it may not have that effect if an incoming president chose to change course.