Kallas believes that support for Ukraine is an asset to our own security

The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said that the EU's support for Ukraine is not a charity, but an investment in its own security.

She said this in an interview with Suspilne.

Kallas believes that support for Ukraine is not charity, but an investment in its own security.

“We must look at everything through the prism of security, protection. This also means assistance in Ukraine. So, it's very important when we talk about food security, when we talk about cybersecurity, when we also talk about migration - we also look at all this through the prism of security,” she emphasized.

However, the most important thing, she said, is defense spending.

“The defense industry is important because there is a war going on on European soil, in Ukraine, and Putin shows no signs of abandoning his goals,” she said.

Callas also noted that supporting Ukraine is in the interests of the United States.

“If America is worried about China, it should be worried about Russia first. We see that Russia, Iran, North Korea and China are working together. And we also see what Putin is doing in other countries, really increasing his influence,” she explained.

Therefore, the EU's top diplomat believes that if the United States wants to be the strongest country in the world, it will “eventually have to deal with Russia.”

“And the easiest way to deal with this is to support Ukraine to win the war,” she emphasized.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 02/12/2024