EU decision on Ukraine will anger Putin

Making a statement at the end of the EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels, Borrell drew attention to the importance of “sustainable and predictable” support for Ukraine.

Borrell announced that he has prepared a proposal of 5,000 million euros per year for the next 4 years, allocating a special part in the European Peace Fund, which is allocated to military support for Ukraine, to meet the defense needs of this country.

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“This is our assessment of needs and the cost of our long-term security commitments to Ukraine.” Borrell said that the issue has not been resolved and that it will be discussed again at the informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Toledo, Spain, at the end of August.

Stating that Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement, causing food prices to rise and the world facing the threat of food security, Borrell said: “Putin uses hunger as a weapon.” he performed the assessment of it.

Borrell stated that Russia derives a significant amount of income from grain and that its income will increase further with rising prices. (AA)