As long as the conflict lasts, Europe will “undoubtedly” deliver weapons to Ukraine, advance on franceinfo Josep Borrell, the head of European diplomacy, while the bombing of a hospital for children by Russian forces in Mariupol aroused numerous international condemnations.
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“The Russians are systematically bombing Ukrainian cities”underlined the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, Thursday March 10 on franceinfo. “Cities are where civilians live”, added the head of EU diplomacy. Therefore, he “I think” that the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will have to answer for these acts, even if he “does not know how”. That said, “the International Criminal Court has begun to act”he recalled.
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As long as the conflict lasts, Europe will deliver “without a doubt” weapons to Ukraine, he said. The challenge, for him, is to“Help Ukraine as much as possible, but avoid escalation of war”. “We must avoid going to war with Russia because otherwise it would be World War III”he insisted, while recalling the “very heavy penalties” taken against the Russian economy.
“What is the answer, from the point of view of energy? It is undoubtedly on this that the leaders of the Union will floor at the Palace of Versailles during a European Council there on Thursday and Friday.”
Joseph Borellat franceinfo
Asked about the possibility of a European embargo on Russian gas and oil, as decided by the United States, he judged that it would be “much more difficult” for the Union to make such a choice. “We import a lot”he recalled. “For the United States, it’s not too difficult because they consume almost no Russian oil”he pointed out. “Saying ‘I won’t do what I’m not already doing’ doesn’t have much merit”he launched.