Three days of voting begin in Russia and occupied regions of Ukraine amid claims Russia repelled attempt to land Ukrainian troops in Belgorod
Lisa O’Carroll is the Guardian’s Brussels correspondent
Europe could be at a 1942 moment where leaders realise that it is really imperative that Ukraine wins the war and do something to achieve that, the head of Estonian’s ministry of defence, Kusti Salm has said.
At a briefing with reporters in Brussels he said that the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, who is today meeting Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk, could have a transformational effect on the war in Ukraine.
Referring to a meeting of 21 leaders in Paris two weeks ago after which Macron, unilaterally said sending troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out, Salm said:
It was first time when such a large group said that Ukraine needs to win the war. The European Council [of 27 EU member states] has never said it. But the change starts from the vision statement. And at some point, we get where this needs to be articulated. If we roll back history a little bit, then the change during the Second World War happened in 1942 when the UK and the US spelled out that Germany needed to be defeated.”
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Three days of voting begin in Russia and occupied regions of Ukraine amid claims Russia repelled attempt to land Ukrainian troops in BelgorodLisa O’Carroll is the Guardian’s Brussels correspondentEurope could be at a 1942 moment where leaders realise that it is really imperative that Ukraine wins the war and do something to achieve that, the head of Estonian’s ministry of defence, Kusti Salm has said.At a briefing with reporters in Brussels he said that the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, who is today meeting Olaf Scholz and Donald Tusk, could have a transformational effect on the war in Ukraine.Referring to a meeting of 21 leaders in Paris two weeks ago after which Macron, unilaterally said sending troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out, Salm said:It was first time when such a large group said that Ukraine needs to win the war. The European Council [of 27 EU member states] has never said it. But the change starts from the vision statement. And at some point, we get where this needs to be articulated. If we roll back history a little bit, then the change during the Second World War happened in 1942 when the UK and the US spelled out that Germany needed to be defeated.” Continue reading…
