Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that Russia's war against Ukraine will not end anytime soon. However, he emphasized that the EU will support Ukraine until the end of hostilities, according to DW.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum session in Riyadh on April 28, Borrell revealed that shortly before the start of full-scale Russian invasion in January 2022, he visited Donbas and met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
According to Borrell, the Ukrainian government informed him that they were preparing for a Russian invasion and asked about the possible EU reaction – whether Brussels would urge Ukraine to surrender or provide the necessary weapons for defense. The diplomat said he could not answer that question at the time, but after the start of hostilities, as is known, the EU began to support Kyiv.
Europeans will not go to die for Donbas, Borrell noted, but could help Ukrainians stop dying for Donbas. The EU, he said, will continue to assist Ukraine until the end of the war, although unfortunately, this will not happen soon.
