EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said that US aid to Ukraine could be reduced, so EU countries must be politically prepared to compensate for it.
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We Europeans, who have the necessary means to do this, must be prepared, politically speaking, to continue to help Ukraine, given that US support is likely to decrease,” Borrell said, speaking at the congress of the Party of European Socialists in Malaga.
Borrell also admitted that there was no prospect of an early victory for Ukraine, and called on EU countries to remain united and prepared for a long conflict, recalling that Russia initially expected to win “within a few weeks.”
In addition, Borrell noted that the main security guarantee that the EU can provide to Kyiv is Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
On November 8, the European Commission recommended that the Council of the European Union begin negotiations on the admission of Ukraine to the European Union; now this decision must be unanimously approved by all 27 EU countries. At the same time, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has already opposed the negotiations, saying that Ukraine “from every point of view” is not ready for them.
The European Union will be able to bypass any Hungarian veto and provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros in aid, bloc officials said.
The budget process is underway in the United States. Republicans and Democrats argue over aid to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the United States has spent 96% of the funds allocated to help Ukraine, said John Kirby, coordinator of the White House National Security Council.
Source: Racurs
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