JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH AFRICA) (ITALPRESS) – “We supported Ukraine from the start. Vladimir Putin’s goal was to take Kiev in three days or three weeks. He failed, spectacularly. This is primarily due to the courage of the Ukrainian people, but we have supported the Ukrainian people from day one as much as possible and have contributed more than 180 billion to support Ukraine not only with military capabilities, but also, of course, with budget support. And this will continue without a doubt.” So President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at a press conference in Johannesburg with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, remembering the G20 Summit.
“We’ve actually passed 19 sanctions packages and these are tough sanctions. You can see it when you look at the growing hardships of the Russian economy: skyrocketing inflation, skyrocketing interest rates, an overheated war economy. Slowly but surely, the data shows that the sanctions are having an impact. Why not in one fell swoop? Why should there be sanctions? – he added – pThey also often respond by ignoring the gap. This is an ongoing process and the pressure on Russia continues. We will continue to support Ukraine, as we have done in the past. Ukraine can rely on us, because this is not just aggression against Ukraine, but it is aggression against the principles of the UN Charter. “This is happening on European territory and therefore, we will support Ukraine as long as necessary.” he concluded.
(ITALPRES).
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