Ukraine, Kallas: «No different to the proposal on using Russian belongings» | EUROtoday

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«The different choices do not work, two years in the past I proposed Eurobonds to assist Ukraine however there isn’t any unanimity». The EU excessive consultant Kaja Kallas stated this when arriving on the Foreign Affairs Council. “The loan proposal can be approved by a qualified majority, it does not weigh on our taxpayers and sends a message, if you cause all this damage to another country, you have to pay for compensation”, he added, commenting on the letter despatched to the Commission by 4 international locations, together with Italy, on the necessity to proceed exploring different options. Kallas underlined that there are “different pressures”.

«We should perceive that Donbass will not be Putin’s closing aim. If they conquer Donbass, the fortress will fall after which they are going to certainly proceed to beat the entire of Ukraine. And, as , if Ukraine falls, different areas may even be at risk. We know this from historical past and we must always study from historical past,” Kallas added. «If becoming a member of NATO is out of the query, then we have to see what the concrete safety ensures are. They can’t be paperwork or guarantees. They need to be actual troops, actual capabilities, in order that Ukraine is ready to defend itself.”