17
Sep
2024
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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)
Mr President, Ukraine's support is about how we react to the imperialist conquests of authoritarian leaders such as Putin and great powers such as Russia, and to the blatant violations of international law. In addition to tougher sanctions against Russia, we must continue to support Ukraine both economically and armedly. A cessation of arms assistance would not bring peace, but would lead to Russia's conquest of Ukraine. That would put us further away from a just peace. A just and lasting peace in Ukraine can only be achieved by supporting Ukrainians, both financially and armedly, in their defensive struggle and by bringing to justice those responsible for war crimes in due course.