As 1,000 days have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky asks the EU to put “more pressure” on Vladimir Putin through sanctions, but above all to allow his army to attack Russia on its own territory. After the president of the United States, Joe Biden, has eliminated the restriction on the weapons he sends to kyiv, the pressure is increasing on Germany, which is the main European country that has this type of missiles. And Zelensky has also warned that while the allies are pending issues such as the elections (in a swipe at the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, who recently spoke with Putin), Moscow is only thinking about the war and has assured that the contingent of North Korean soldiers deployed on the border, which now stands at around 10,000, may increase to 100,000 troops.
“Putin is focused on winning this war. He won’t stop on his own. The more time you have, the worse the conditions will be. “Every day is the best time to put more pressure on Russia,” Zelensky said in a speech via videoconference in the European Parliament. “It is clear that without certain key factors, Russia will lack real motivation to engage in meaningful negotiations,” continued Zelensky, who believes that the solution lies in improving Ukraine’s conditions on the battlefield by being able to attack “ammunition depots in Ukraine’s territory.” Russian”, “disrupt its military logistics” and “destroy its air bases”.
“Together we have achieved a lot, but we must not be afraid to do more every day,” Zelensky pleaded before the European Parliament. “They know very well that Putin does not value people or rules. He only values money and power. That is what we have to remove to restore peace,” he stressed. With the help he has requested – sanctions but also permission to hit Putin at home – he has been optimistic that 2025 can be “the year of peace.”
In a pre-election tone, the head of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, took advantage of his speech to attack the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz. “Biden has shown leadership in allowing the use of weapons (on Russian soil). Scholz said he would take all steps with his American friends. Give them the Taurus missiles they need,” he defended.
Socialist Iratxe García has also been in favor of eliminating restrictions on the use of donated weapons to attack Russia in its territory. “Zelensky and the Ukrainian people do not need big applause and words. “They need weapons because wars are not only won with the power of words, they are won with ammunition, tanks and area defenses,” he expressed: “If tomorrow the EU were attacked, would we ask ourselves if it is legitimate to attack the enemy from where he hits us?” ? With every red line we impose on ourselves, the Ukrainian people pay with death and destruction.”
“Supporting Ukraine is not only a moral obligation, it is also a direct investment in the security of Europe. These thousand days have shown us that the Russian regime is capable of the worst, and that lasting peace can only be achieved if we stand firm in the face of autocrats. Europe must redouble its support for Ukraine,” said liberal Valérie Hayer.
“Peace on difficult terms is like feeding a crocodile and waiting for the last one to attack us,” warned the spokesperson for the far-right ECR, Nicola Proccacini, about an agreement on terms advantageous for Moscow to end the crisis. . The Left has lamented the “ferocious” consequences of the Russian invasion, insisting that warlike rhetoric must be avoided and pressure must be increased on Russia and China so that the war ends with a “long and lasting” peace that respects international law and the law of the strongest does not prevail in Ukraine, reports Europa Press.
The far-right group of Patriots for Europe has spoken out against the position that the EU is maintaining, whose spokesperson, the Hungarian MEP, Kinga Gal, has assured that “it has not helped to end the war.” “We have to focus on building peace before anything else,” said the Fidesz deputy, the party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is convinced that Donald Trump’s victory paves that path.
In parallel to these interventions in the European Parliament, the EU Defense Ministers met. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has defended the elimination of restrictions on the weapons that kyiv receives, but has recognized that it is a decision of the countries. “NATO has said before that when allies deliver weapons systems to Ukraine, it is best not to put restrictions on them. There is a general opinion, but then it is up to each ally to decide what they do,” he noted.
The high representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, was also in favor of this measure. “It seems reasonable to me to provide weapons not only to stop the arrows but to attack the archers,” he said after the last meeting of foreign ministers of his mandate.
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