“Callas told that the details are currently underway”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
She voiced the figure of 40 billion euros, although earlier than diplomats were heard from 20 to 40 billion.
“There is a broad political support for a 40 billion defense initiative. Of course, the details are being discussed now, but during the last meeting of the European Council it has been agreed that we should move quickly with this initiative, and we have already done some work in this direction. So, we hope that we can really move to the implementation, because everyone at the table understood that now we should demonstrate our determination and support Ukraine so that it could defend ourselves, ”the diplomat said.
Callas added that the EU Foreign Ministers congratulated the results of Ukrainian-American negotiations in Jeid.
“Now the ball is on the side of Russia. And what we see at the moment – Russia does not really want peace. Also, the overall understanding of the table was that Russia cannot be trusted. They take advantage of this opportunity to make all sorts of requirements. And what we already see is that they make requirements that are their ultimate goals. Let’s see how the situation will develop further, ”the EU’s main diplomat said.
On March 17, a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers took place in Brussels. The meeting took place against the background of meetings to end the war of US representatives with both representatives of Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The Donald Trump administration seeks to end the war as soon as possible, demanding concessions from both parties – Ukraine and Russia.
As the other day, Radio Liberty has become known, a new military assistance package for “immediate supply” from the EU from EU can be worth from 20 to 40 billion euros, it also provides for the possibility of joint production and partnership with the Ukrainian defense industry.
The final amount has not yet been agreed, since “some Member States have not yet formed government,” Radio Svoboda said the diplomat in EU circles.
At the extraordinary summit of EU leaders on March 6, virtually all community member countries, except Hungary, agreed to develop the proposal of Kai Callas, in particular to consider the integration of these plans with plans to increase defense production in the EU.