The leaders of the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) agreed on Thursday (23rd) that Russia is “only responsible” for the world’s food shortages.
The final statement of the meeting in Brussels states that “Russia, using food as a weapon in its war against Ukraine, is solely responsible for the global food security crisis it has caused.”
The Council of Europe called on Moscow to immediately stop attacking agricultural facilities, remove barriers to ports in the Black Sea, especially Odessa, and allow grain exports and commercial shipping operations.
In a note, the bloc’s leaders also reinforce their support for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ efforts to combat the food crisis.
At this afternoon’s meeting, where Ukraine was granted candidate status for the bloc, the EU said it was “strongly committed to providing more military support” to help Ukrainians “exercise their inherent right of self-defense against Russian aggression and defend their territory”. integrity and sovereignty”.
According to the document, the Council will work quickly to further increase military support. Early drafts even envisaged the possibility of a new tranche of military funding for Kiev through the European Peace Mechanism.
However, the reference to the €5.7 billion fund was ignored, as there would be no unanimous consensus on which vehicle to use to send more weapons to Ukraine, according to European sources.
Finally, the Council of Europe “strongly condemned Russia’s indiscriminate attacks on civilians and infrastructure, and urged Moscow to “immediately and unconditionally withdraw all its troops and military equipment from all Ukrainian territory within its internationally recognized borders”.
source: Noticias
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