At the summit, the EU will promise to arm Ukraine/Unsplash
At the European Union summit beginning May 30, heads of state will continue to arm and finance Ukraine amid Russia's “atrocities, suffering and destruction”.
Such a promise is contained in the draft decision of the summit of leaders of the European Union.
The proposed document states that the EU is firmly committed to helping Ukraine realize its right to self-defense against Russian aggression. EU leaders also welcome any new legal “measures to confiscate” Russian property in the EU and explore “options to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's recovery”.
They will criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of food to secure EU sanctions relief in exchange for allowing Ukraine to ship grain to world markets through its ports.
The European Council strongly condemns destruction and misappropriation by Russia of agricultural production in Ukraine and calls for the creation of new land routes, in particular to the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas. says the draft decision.
Pay attention!The invaders have already taken out about 300 thousand tons of grain from the Zaporozhye region, and more than 100 thousand tons from the Lugansk region. Residents of Kherson and Donetsk regions also reported theft of food, grain and agricultural equipment. The robbery of the Melitopol region continues. The other day, 15 grain carriers left the city in the Crimean direction. Melitopol traitors are actively helping the invaders.
The rhetoric at the summit will be tougher
The publication notes that the draft declaration of the summit is tougher in its rhetoric than some member countries wished.
In particular, Italy, Hungary and Cyprus also insisted on the EU statement calling for an immediate ceasefire. But the latest drafts of the decision do not contain any mention of this against the backdrop of resistance from Poland and the Baltic states over any concessions to Moscow. The project places a strong emphasis on the criminality of Russia's actions.
“Russia, Belarus and all those responsible will be held accountable for their actions in accordance with international law,” the document says.
Not to ignore the energy issue
On the other hand, in there is not even a mention of the EU delaying the adoption of the sixth sanctions package, blocked by Hungary due to oil issues.
At the same time, EU leaders plan to take an even tougher stance on circumventing sanctions and announce “the soonest abolition of dependence European Union from Russian imports of gas, oil and coal.”
They will also claim to increase “preparedness for possible major disruptions in supply and the resilience of the EU gas market” by accelerating the “filling of storage facilities by next winter”.
p> Worthy of attention! The declaration also does not give Ukraine anything to understand about its official recognition as an EU candidate country. The leaders will simply “take note” of her application for membership and note that they “will return to this issue at the June meeting.”
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