The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, said from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa that the EU will support Ukraine in its fight to recover territorial integrity, recalling the Russian annexations of a year ago of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporiyia and Kherson. “Today is an anniversary, it is a time to remember that part of the territory of Ukraine, the Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, was illegally annexed by Russia, just as Crimea was illegally annexed earlier. And we, As the European Union, we will support Ukraine in its struggle to regain territorial integrity,” he said in a video message during his unannounced visit to Ukraine. He added that his presence in Ukraine is intended to demonstrate the EU’s support for Ukraine militarily, economically, politically and through diplomatic activity to pursue peace, “but a just peace that preserves integrity territorial and independence of Ukraine”. At the same time, he paid tribute to all the men and women who are fighting for peace in Ukraine. Borrell said that Odessa, “such a beautiful city”, with “cultural and historical roots”, “should be on the front pages of newspapers for its cultural activities, for its vibrant multi-ethnic society, for its beauty, for his own story”. Instead, he complained, Odessa is on the front page because of Russia’s “barbaric attacks” destroying port infrastructure and ancient churches. “I have witnessed the consequences of this war and how Ukraine and Odessa are paying a heavy price. This is a good example of how Russia is destroying, trying to destroy, Ukraine.”
2023-09-30 15:38:20
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