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The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, claimed that the Western countries 'have to take quicker decisions' in supporting Ukraine because they 'cannot afford a Putin victory' while speaking at a press conference following a Group of 7 (G7) Foreign Ministers meeting in Capri on Thursday.
Borell declared that 'concrete decisions' on sending more air defence to Ukraine are expected to be taken in the following days.
"We cannot afford a Putin victory in Ukraine. And Ukrainians are fighting but they need arms. They need arms and we have to provide them much quicker. That's the call I made to the ministers of defence. On the following days, concrete decisions have to be taken in order to send to Ukraine more air defence. Otherwise. the electricity system of Ukraine will be destroyed," he started.
The EU's High Representative went on to say that Europe cannot rely on the US, where internal politics caused the delay in sending aid to Ukraine. "We have Patriots, we have anti-missile systems. We have to take them from our barracks where they are just in case and send them to Ukraine where the war is raging," he stated, underscoring that Europe has to take responsibility.
"I don't want to exaggerate but we are on the edge of a regional war in the Middle East which will be sending shockwaves to the rest of the world, in particular to Europe," Borell concluded.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
'We cannot afford Putin victory' - Borrell urges 'quicker decisions' for Ukraine aid, warns of 'regional conflict' in Middle East
The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, claimed that the Western countries 'have to take quicker decisions' in supporting Ukraine because they 'cannot afford a Putin victory' while speaking at a press conference following a Group of 7 (G7) Foreign Ministers meeting in Capri on Thursday.
Borell declared that 'concrete decisions' on sending more air defence to Ukraine are expected to be taken in the following days.
"We cannot afford a Putin victory in Ukraine. And Ukrainians are fighting but they need arms. They need arms and we have to provide them much quicker. That's the call I made to the ministers of defence. On the following days, concrete decisions have to be taken in order to send to Ukraine more air defence. Otherwise. the electricity system of Ukraine will be destroyed," he started.
The EU's High Representative went on to say that Europe cannot rely on the US, where internal politics caused the delay in sending aid to Ukraine. "We have Patriots, we have anti-missile systems. We have to take them from our barracks where they are just in case and send them to Ukraine where the war is raging," he stated, underscoring that Europe has to take responsibility.
"I don't want to exaggerate but we are on the edge of a regional war in the Middle East which will be sending shockwaves to the rest of the world, in particular to Europe," Borell concluded.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
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The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, claimed that the Western countries 'have to take quicker decisions' in supporting Ukraine because they 'cannot afford a Putin victory' while speaking at a press conference following a Group of 7 (G7) Foreign Ministers meeting in Capri on Thursday.
Borell declared that 'concrete decisions' on sending more air defence to Ukraine are expected to be taken in the following days.
"We cannot afford a Putin victory in Ukraine. And Ukrainians are fighting but they need arms. They need arms and we have to provide them much quicker. That's the call I made to the ministers of defence. On the following days, concrete decisions have to be taken in order to send to Ukraine more air defence. Otherwise. the electricity system of Ukraine will be destroyed," he started.
The EU's High Representative went on to say that Europe cannot rely on the US, where internal politics caused the delay in sending aid to Ukraine. "We have Patriots, we have anti-missile systems. We have to take them from our barracks where they are just in case and send them to Ukraine where the war is raging," he stated, underscoring that Europe has to take responsibility.
"I don't want to exaggerate but we are on the edge of a regional war in the Middle East which will be sending shockwaves to the rest of the world, in particular to Europe," Borell concluded.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.