Accession negotiations were opened with Ukraineat a time no longer Military support Europe at the same pace as it was since the beginning War in Ukraine About two years ago.
The European Union foreign policy official said Josep Borrell This support represents an existential issue for the European Union.
How will the European decision be translated? Will it be Ukraine's way to European Union Easy?
Does this compensate for the decline in financial and military support that European countries have begun to neglect, amid the crises afflicting them?
From Moscow, political advisor at the Center for International Studies, Elena Soponina, told Sky News Arabia’s “Newsroom” program:
- Promises to join the European Union are a kind of compensation for the reduction Military aid For Ukraine, at the same time, this step, although not achieved, is provocative from one point of view Russia.
- This step is not positive in Moscow's eyes.
- I felt that the Americans had a desire to dialogue with Russia about strategic matters such as nuclear issues, while the Europeans seemed more stringent, and this was a mistake.
- The Europeans want to show (through the new negotiations) that they have some kind of strategy towards Ukraine, because everyone understands that Ukraine has failed militarily and cannot succeed.
- European promises to Ukraine do not take into account many factors such as Russia's position and close the way to future negotiations, which is why this matter is provocative.
- Ukraine's accession to the European Union, if it happens, does not take into account that Russia is a neighbor of Ukraine and is located on its borders, and does not take into account the difficult economic conditions in Ukraine, as this constitutes a burden on everyone, and I do not think that the Europeans are serious about the matter.
From Vienna, professor of political science at the University of Vienna and professor at the International Peace Institute, Professor Heinz Gärtner, says to the “Newsroom” program on “Sky News Arabia”:
- The political desire among European countries is still there to support Ukraine, and I do not think that financial support will be a problem as they will continue to provide it.
- Decisions on European military support are still pending.
- There are technical problems in delivering weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, but on the political level, the European Union countries are an exception Hungary About support for Ukraine.
- The European Union announced ten billion dollars in support for Ukraine before the current summit.
- Russia, I think, will have no problem if Ukraine joins the European Union.
- Ukraine's accession would be a victory for the European Union, but not necessarily towards Russia.
