EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell spoke emotionally in defense arms supplies to Ukrainesubjected to Russian attack. In an interview with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), published on Wednesday, May 11, Borrell criticized those who argue that arms supplies to Kyiv only prolong the war.
“I ask these people: doesn’t it matter how this war ends? Do Ukrainians have to kneel, torn to pieces by Russians? Is that what you want?” – the head of EU diplomacy addressed the opponents of military assistance to Kyiv.
He added that wars end with peace negotiations, but peace negotiations must be conducted “from a position of strength” and the task now is to “bring Ukrainians to such a position.”
Discussion in Germany on the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine
The issue of the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine caused a great public discussion in Germany. For example, a group of German intellectuals published an open letter in April urging Chancellor Olaf Scholz not to supply Ukraine with heavy weapons in order not to provoke third world war. Shortly after that, a second open letter from another group of public figures to the head of the German government appeared in the German media – with exactly the opposite content.
The threat of nuclear war said in the second message, is “part of Russia’s psychological warfare.” “We do not take this lightly. Every war carries the risk of escalation to extreme limits. But the danger of nuclear war should not be averted by making concessions to the Kremlin, as they will push him to the next military adventures,” the authors of the letter noted.
Borrell criticized the principle of unanimity in the EU
In an interview with FAZ, Josep Borrell also criticized the fact that the European Union, when making many decisions, must be guided by the principle of unanimity of EU member states. “The right of veto functioned with six members, but not today with 27 countries and not tomorrow, when there may be 33 states in the EU. It is becoming more and more difficult,” the head of European diplomacy said.
In recent weeks, the EU has been drafting a sixth round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. New restrictive measures should include a partial oil embargo. Against this background, in particular, a conflict broke out between the EU and Budapest, which sees in the oil embargo a great danger for Hungary.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
Destroyed Russian tank on the side of the road near Kharkov. Further in the photo chronicle of the war in Ukraine dated May 10 – dead Russian soldiers in Olkhovka; Victory Day in Moscow, Kyiv, Odessa and Mariupol; Annalena Burbock in Bucha; residents return to Irpin; Brandenburg Gate in the colors of the flag of Ukraine and other pictures. ATTENTION! Some of the photographs contain scenes of gore, violence and death.
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The bodies of eleven dead Russian soldiers in the village of Olkhovka, Kharkiv region, liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on May 9.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on the march of the “Immortal Regiment” after the Victory Parade in Moscow, May 9.
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Memorial complex in Kyiv – National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II, May 9.
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A Soviet army veteran lays flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Kyiv on May 9.
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Posters “9 V-May” on the streets of Mariupol, destroyed and almost completely occupied by the Russian Federation. According to Ukrainian media, on that day, the defenders of the city, holding the Azovstal plant, unfurled a large flag of Ukraine over it. A 300-meter St. George ribbon was carried through the city.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
The Russian military has been shelling the Azovstal plant for the second day, representatives of the Azov regiment and the Ukrainian authorities report on May 10: to work enemy ship and cannon artillery”. Satellite image, May 7th.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
Consequences of the Russian shelling of Odessa, May 9. On this Victory Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin laid red carnations in Moscow on pedestals with the names of hero cities near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, including the hero city of Odessa.
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The letters “A” and “Y” at the entrance to the city of Popasnaya in the Lugansk region, from which the Ukrainian military have withdrawn after two months of fighting.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
The city itself will now look like this… The Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated from Popasna to more fortified positions, which were prepared in advance. This was reported in the Lugansk regional military administration.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock visited Bucha on May 10. “Bucha has become a symbol. Because of the unimaginable crimes, torture, rape, murder. The unimaginable makes this place seem far away. And then you stand here and understand: Bucha is a completely normal, peaceful suburb. It could happen to anyone,” wrote the head The German Foreign Ministry tweeted after visiting this city.
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On May 10, Annalena Burbock also visited the city of Irpen near Kyiv, where residents are gradually returning. This and several following photos were taken in Irpen the day before. Bedroom in a burned-out house.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
58-year-old resident Svetlana cleans her kitchen in Irpin. During the fighting and occupation, about half of the residential buildings were damaged here.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
Blooming tulips and a metal fence with traces of shrapnel in Irpin. According to experts, the restoration of the destroyed or damaged housing stock of Irpen, as well as the infrastructure of this city, will require, in terms of about a billion US dollars.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
Four-year-old twin sisters Salome and Veronika from Irpen, who were evacuated after the start of the war and have now arrived in the city with their parents, are sitting in a junkyard of burned-out cars.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
Evacuation train of the organization “Doctors Without Borders” for patients from the eastern regions of Ukraine to Lviv. 64-year-old Elena Ivanovna from the city of Liman broke her leg when she was hit by an explosive wave while escaping from a shelter in the basement.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
On May 9, US President Joe Biden signed the Lend-Lease for Ukraine Act, designed to speed up the supply of weapons from the United States and adopted by analogy with Lend-Lease during World War II. Among those invited to the ceremony was Victoria Spartz, an American politician of Ukrainian origin, a member of the US House of Representatives.
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War in Ukraine – 05/10/2022
On May 9, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. After the talks, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived here. Germany and France are ready to help Ukraine on its way to the European Union, the Chancellor said.
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On May 9, the Russian ambassador to Poland, Sergei Andreev, was doused with red paint. The incident occurred during the laying of a wreath at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers in Warsaw. The Polish Foreign Ministry called the incident regrettable and noted that they were monitoring the situation.
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As a postscript – a photograph taken on the square in front of the Opera House in Lviv. A warm spring day, a child, a fountain…
Author: Nikolay Permyakov
