11/12/2024

EU Top Diplomat Nominee Strongly Backs Ukraine

She also underlined China’s links to the war

The European Union (E.U.) must back Ukraine against Russia for as a long as it takes and persuade the United States that its strategic interests in China are tied up in the outcome of the war, the woman nominated as the bloc's top diplomat for the next five years said Tuesday.

Questions have been raised about whether the 27-nation EU’s commitment to Ukraine would remain firm with Russia appearing to have an edge in the war, which began on Feb. 24, 2022, and following the reelection of Donald Trump, who has vowed to end the conflict as U.S. president.

“Ukraine’s victory is a priority for us all. The situation on the battlefield is very difficult,” said Estonia ex-Prime Minister Kaja Kallas to E.U. lawmakers during a hearing she must pass to be appointed as foreign policy chief.

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