The European Council assured UN chief Antonio Guterres this week that Brussels would “continue to provide strong political, economic, military, financial and humanitarian support” to Kiev “for as long as it takes” to defeat Russia. But how has the bloc itself faired in the US-led proxy war against Moscow in Ukraine? Sputnik explores.
here every year in munich to discuss the latest threats to global security. but you really get the sense that never before have they felt the fragility of what they would probably call the international order, certainly western democracy. and that is why they want to send out that message. presumably, they hope that vladimir putin is listening, that they will support ukraine militarily, financially. they will do whatever it takes to make sure that russia doesn t emerge victorious. now, amongst many of those sweeping statements, i think two particular things caught my eye. we heard, first of all, rishi sunak, the british prime minister, suggesting that ukraine needs some kind of long term security guarantee. and this was echoed and welcomed by the nato s secretary general, jens stoltenberg. almost immediately afterwards, both men said they need some kind of framework before ukraine becomes a nato member, which will ensure its longer term security. this will probably be codified, discuss
for the ramifications of such a situation. these people are used to gathering here every year in munich to discuss the latest threats to global security. but you really get the sense that never before have they felt the fragility of what they would probably call the international order, certainly western democracy. and that is why they want to send out that message. presumably, they hope that vladimir putin is listening, that they will support ukraine militarily, financially. they will do whatever it takes to make sure that russia doesn t emerge victorious. now, amongst many of those sweeping statements, i think two particular things caught my eye. we heard, first of all, rishi sunak, the british prime minister, suggesting that ukraine needs some kind of long term security guarantee. and this was echoed and welcomed by the nato s secretary general, jens stoltenberg. almost immediately afterwards, both men said they need some kind of framework before ukraine becomes a nato member, which
to discuss the latest threats to global security. but you really get the sense that never before have they felt the fragility of what they would probably call the international order, certainly western democracy. and that is why they want to send out that message. presumably, they hope that vladimir putin is listening, that they will support ukraine militarily, financially. they will do whatever it takes to make sure that russia doesn t emerge victorious. now, amongst many of those sweeping statements, i think two particular things caught my eye. we heard, first of all, rishi sunak, the british prime minister, suggesting that ukraine needs some kind of long term security guarantee. and this was echoed and welcomed by the nato s secretary general, jens stoltenberg. almost immediately afterwards, both men said they need some kind of framework before ukraine becomes a nato member, which will ensure its longer term security. this will probably be codified, discussed certainly at the nato s
Despite supporting Ukraine militarily, President Erdogan has crucial political and economic reasons for preserving good ties with Moscow, so he is unlikely to take any actions in the Black Sea that are not strictly laid out in the Montreux Convention.