Josep Borrell said at the beginning of the month that Ukraine’s existence depends on the West and that the war would end within weeks if the supply of arms to Kiev was stopped. The head of European diplomacy said then that he did not want the war to end in this way.
Asked how the current situation between Russia and the West could be de-escalated, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the West is the one that inflamed the level of rhetoric against Russia.
“And what is needed for de-escalation, Borrell said: If you stop supplying weapons to Kiev, it will all be over in two weeks. Here is the formula for de-tension”, said Zaharova.
In reality, the head of European diplomacy declared on May 3, in a speech delivered at Saint Antony’s College of the University of Oxford, that, in the absence of Western arms deliveries, Ukraine could be defeated in two weeks. However, Europe does not want the war to end like this, because Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine, and Europeans must understand and clearly perceive this risk, according to Ukr.net and EFE.
“Ukraine’s existence depends on us. I know how the war in Ukraine could be ended. This can be done in a few weeks. Simply by limiting arms deliveries. If we stop arms deliveries to Ukraine, it will not be able to resist. He will have to capitulate. And the war will end. But is this how we want to end the war? I don’t want that and many in Europe don’t want that. Because a just peace will not be established. In the meantime, we must continue to fight for the formation of the values and principles that make Europe, Europe. That’s what I said from the very beginning. This is the best combination: political freedom, economic prosperity and social equality, which no one can attack,” said Borrell.
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The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, also appreciated that Russia represents an “existential threat” for Europe because, if he succeeds, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine.
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