Russia is waiting for the West to become tired of Ukraine: was this the mood at the summit?

Russia is waiting for the West will get tired of Ukraine. However, the 26 leaders of EU countries gathered at the summit in Brussels assure that they perfectly understand that the Ukrainian state needs help.

That is why they first make political decisions – to begin negotiations on the entry of the Ukrainian state into the European Union. Everything so that Ukrainians feel that support is not disappearing. Presenter 24 Channel Alexey Pechiy spoke more about the mood of European leaders at the summit.

European politicians trying to avoidsimilar questions about how to end Russia's war against Ukraine. If you listen to behind-the-scenes conversations and speeches of the leaders of the European Union, you can conclude that 26 EU countries understand that support for the Ukrainian state must be long-term. They also have an understanding that it can be revised, because the Ukrainian army may have new needs.

The issue of financial support for Ukraine may drag on. In particular, because of the European bureaucracy. While most EU leaders say that a decision on 50 billion euros in aid to Ukraine should be made in January 2024, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has indicated that such a decision may be made in February.

Is Europe tired of Ukraine

Despite the delay,it cannot be said that Europeans are very tired of Ukraine in the context as the Western media write about it.

Note that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that the rhetoric of Western leaders and the rhetoric of Western media are somewhat different. After all, public and non-public theses can be different.

At the same time, it cannot be said with 100% certainty that the European Union will be with Ukraine as long as it needs. However, it is also impossible to say that “Europe is tired, everyone is tired of Ukraine, and the EU will gradually move away from its problems.”

Significant attention to Ukraine

The European Council summit in Brussels lasted 2 days – December 14 and 15. The leaders of the countries devoted the first day mainly to issuesabout Ukraine. We are talking about the issue of starting negotiations on accession to the EU, the issue of financial support and the European Peace Fund, from which the training of the Ukrainian military is financed.

The EU countries have been considering these issues since 12 noon until 3 am. On the second day of the summit, issues of internal processes of the EU, as well as issues of the Middle East, were discussed. On December 15, the examination began around 11 a.m. and ended at 5 p.m. That is, European leaders spent much less time on other issues not related to Ukraine. It should be noted that on the first day of the summit there were more representatives of the world media.< /p>

EU summit in Brussels: the main thing

• The European Council decided to begin negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on accession to the EU. This decision was made almost unanimously. Only Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not vote – he left the hall.
• The European Union also granted candidate status to Georgia. Negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina will begin when the country meets a certain level of membership criteria.
• Hungary has blocked financial aid to Ukraine in the amount of 50 billion euros. However, despite this, the European Union will still provide Ukraine with financial and macro-financial assistance. states. In addition, the Hungarian government agrees to allocate funds within the long-term EU budget. However, provided that the European Commission unlocks the frozen money for the country.