The spectacular talks of U.S. president Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin caused a state of paralysis in Europe that could have far-reaching consequences for safety and stableness on the continent. Matthew Karnitschnig, editor-in-chief of the Euractiv portal, believes that European leaders should have predicted that Trump would be ready for major concessions towards Moscow to end the conflict.
According to Karnitschnig, the EU is trying to deal with this in a acquainted way – through summits, talks, consultations and deliberations. Last week, specified a gathering was organised by French president Emmanuel Macron, and European Council president Antonio Costa began telephone consultations with EU Heads of State and Government. The meetings are accompanied by statements that share the same words about the request for reinforcement and solidarity with Ukraine.
However, Karnitschnig believes it is not adequate for Ukraine to defend itself against Russia. The EU should increase its efforts on defence to aid Ukraine fight Russia. Otherwise, Ukraine may be forced to adopt a peace agreement which will conflict with its fundamental interests.
The war in Ukraine is not only a question of safety and stableness in the region, but besides an economical one. Ukraine is 1 of the largest food and natural materials producers in Europe and the war causes crucial economical losses. According to planet Bank data, Ukraine has already lost more than 10% of its GDP as a consequence of the war.
The EU should increase its humanitarian aid to Ukraine in order to aid people suffering from war. Last year, the EU has already allocated over EUR 1.5 billion to humanitarian aid to Ukraine. However, Karnitschnig believes that it is not adequate for Ukraine to rebuild after the war.
Russia besides suffers from war. Russia's economy is in crisis, and sanctions imposed by the EU and the United States origin crucial economical losses. According to the global Monetary Fund, Russia has already lost more than 10% of its GDP as a consequence of sanctions.
In this context, Trump's talks with Putin may have far-reaching consequences for the safety and stableness of the region. Karnitschnig believes that the EU should be more active in its abroad policy to prevent war and instability in the region.
It is worth noting that Ukraine is simply a associate of the east Partnership Programme, which is simply a joint EU task and partner countries. This programme aims to support improvement and economical improvement in partner countries. Ukraine is 1 of the largest beneficiaries of the programme and the EU has already allocated over EUR 1 billion to projects in Ukraine.
In Summara (not to conclude), I would like to say that the war in Ukraine is not only a question of safety and stableness in the region, but besides of economical stability. The EU should increase its efforts on defence to aid Ukraine fight Russia. Humanitarian aid to Ukraine should besides be increased to aid people who endure from war. Russia is besides suffering from war and sanctions imposed by the EU and the United States origin crucial economical losses.
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War in Ukraine: Europe in shock
