Guest Saturday January 29 on franceinfo, Nathalie Loiseau, MEP LREM, president of the “Security and Defense” sub-committee indicated that she was going to Ukraine with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Union, from January 30 to February 2.
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“We are determined to bring a message of solidarity to Ukrainians, a message of unity from Europeans”, explained on franceinfo Nathalie Loiseau. MEP LREM estimated that the current crisis “is serious, it is serious, there are more than 100,000 Russian soldiers massed on the Ukrainian border. We are determined to promote dialogue, with firmness, and to put pressure so that Ukraine is no longer with the gun on the temple as it is today”, she continued.
This delegation from the European Parliament has planned to carry out interviews “official and unofficial”, but also “field visits” for Ukrainian public opinion, “faced with spills of disinformation of Russian origin”.
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It is, according to Nathalie Loiseau, “know [aux Ukrainiens] that we are at their side, showing them by our presence that the European Union may be divided in calm times, but that in crises, it finds itself and comes together”. “The Ukrainians said it very well , they don’t want escalation, they want people who help them find their way back to diplomacy, the way back to calm, we’re here to help.”, added the MEP.
“Dialogue, yes, show your firmness, too”, she summarized, convinced that it is necessary “reassure the EU countries bordering Ukraine who are legitimately worried”. “We are going there fully aware of the gravity of the situation and able to fulfill our mission without difficulty”, assured Nathalie Loiseau. “We are ready for unprecedented sanctions to make Vladimir Putin think”, she concluded.