The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who is running for re-election, criticized the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow, calling it a “mission of appeasement.”
She said this in a speech in the European Parliament on Thursday, July 18, a Yevropeiska Pravda correspondent reports.
Von der Leyen reminded that Russia continues to advance in Ukraine, relying on a war of attrition and the West's refusal to confront the Kremlin.
“And some in Europe are playing along. Two weeks ago, the prime minister of an EU country went to Moscow. This so-called 'peace mission' was nothing more than a 'pacification mission'. It was an outright “mission of appeasement,” she emphasized.
The President of the European Commission added that only two days after Orban's visit to Moscow, Russia shelled Kyiv, hitting the Okhmatdyt children's hospital and a maternity hospital.
“This strike was not a mistake. It was a signal. A chilling signal from the Kremlin to all of us,” said von der Leyen.-
“Our response must be no less clear. No one wants peace more than Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. A just and sustainable peace for a free and independent country. And Europe will support Ukraine as long as it takes! That is our signal!” she concluded to applause in the European Parliament.-
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 18/07/2024