Borrell: Europeans will not die for Donbas, but we can help Ukrainians not to die for it

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, believes that the war in Ukraine will last for a long time. Therefore, Europe should intensify its efforts to support Ukrainians until the Russian army withdraws from all the occupied Ukrainian territories.

The European diplomat expressed his belief that this war could last at least until the presidential election in the United States. He said this at the World Economic Forum conference on Sunday, April 28.

"If we pledged to support Ukraine at the beginning of the conflict, we must continue to support them until they cannot resist and until Putin decides to stop the war," the head of European diplomacy said.

He added that this is likely to happen, but not soon. Therefore, the EU states should help Ukraine.

"At the same time, we must continue to support the people of Ukraine. Europeans will not die for Donbas, but we can help Ukrainians not to die for it," Borrell said.

Earlier, Borrell called on EU states to quickly transfer air defense systems to Ukraine to protect it from Russian shelling, which are "in the barracks just in case." He warned that Europe cannot rely on the United States to help Kyiv.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, according to the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, the US involvement in Europe is "becoming less certain," so a full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine poses a threat to the existence of the EU. Europe, as he emphasized, "has delegated its security for too long" America must now take responsibility for its own defense.

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