Europe ‘will never accept’ Russia’s threats to its security
The President of the European Commission has warned that Europe will not allow Russia to threaten its security, during a speech in front of the Parliament of Canada. “We will never accept that a military power with dreams of empire sends its tanks beyond an international border”, launched Ursula von der Leyen in Ottawa. The bloc of 27 “will never accept this threat to European security and to the very foundations of our international community”, she added.
European Commission President calls for ‘unwavering military and economic support’ for Ukraine, while urging Russia to ‘pay for its crime of aggression’ after proposing in November to establish special tribunal . On the eve of International Women’s Rights Day, Ursula von der Leyen also greeted the Ukrainian women engaged in the flag, who were banned from fighting before the war, but “didn’t care and started to join the army anyway.
“It’s not just a war in Ukraine. It’s also a war on human rights, and it’s a war on women’s rights,” she said to the applause of Canadian parliamentarians, citing accusations by the UN that “Russia uses rape and sexual violence as part of its military strategy in Ukraine”.
