The visit of officials from Western countries to Kyiv/ 41% of Europeans are willing to negotiate peace
| The visit of the head of the European Commission and the prime ministers of three western countries to Kiev to declare solidarity on the anniversary of the start of the war took place while the issue of continuing financial and military support to Ukraine has divided Europe and now the eastern countries have less trust in the western partners. |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Interfax” news agency, Reuters news agency reported today, Saturday, that some officials of Western countries arrived in Kyiv today, February 24, on the occasion of the second anniversary of Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
The train entered the capital of Ukraine. It is recalled that the purpose of this collective trip is to declare solidarity with the Kyiv authorities.
The issue of aid to Ukraine has divided Europe into West and East
Bloomberg news agency also reported today, quoting its sources, that the issue of continuing financial and military aid to Ukraine has divided Europe, and now the countries Its eastern part trusts western countries less and less in this regard.
According to this agency, the countries of Eastern Europe accuse Western Europe of not paying attention to the needs of Kiev in the presence of the alleged threat from Moscow. This dispute is particularly relevant regarding the need to supply artillery ammunition to the Ukrainian army. According to Bloomberg, the tendency in diplomatic circles is that if Russia wins the war in Ukraine Eastern European countries will not forgive Western Europe, and the whole project of European integration after the fall of the Berlin Wall may be in jeopardy, as this gap will cause indelible consequences.
Bloomberg He also reminded that Hungary refused to sign the joint statement of the EU countries, which coincides with the second anniversary of the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine. According to this agency, Budapest has expressed doubts about the appropriateness of some of the points contained in the joint statement.
Poll: Only 10% of Europeans support victory They believe that Ukraine is possible
In such a situation, the Guardian newspaper also published the results of a study according to which only 10% of Europeans believe that Ukraine can be involved in the conflict. to win now, while twice as many European citizens believe that Russia will win this war.
This survey includes 17 thousand respondents from 12 Country: France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Romania.
In addition, it was found that 37% of the respondents believe that the peace agreement will be concluded in the end. Support for the necessity of conducting more peace talks is supported in Hungary (64%), Greece (59%), Italy (52%) and Romania (50%).
The people who most believe in Ukraine’s success are in Poland, Sweden and Portugal – 17% in each of these countries, and the least in Greece (2%), Hungary (4%) and Italy (5%). .
In response to the question of what is the best scenario for European intervention in the conflict, 41 percent said that the European Union should push the Kyiv authorities towards peace talks with Russia. . At the same time, 31% support the theory of continuing military aid to Ukraine.
Western countries started “Russian special operations to protect Donbas” which Russia launched on the 24 In February 2022, it announced that it has increased military, political and financial support to Ukraine and the provision of these aids in all fields continues.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
