Borrell: not the time for peace talks

Washington and Moscow are talking to each other again about the war in Ukraine. But in Brussels, there are hardly any signs of willingness to talk. The EU is siding more uncompromisingly than ever with Ukraine, as two meetings of foreign and defense ministers show.

Further isolate Russia, support Ukraine even more: This was the motto of EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner Josep Borrell at two Council meetings in Brussels. At the meeting of foreign ministers on Monday, Borrell presented the draft for a new EU-Russia strategy, in which the international isolation of Moscow is the top priority. At the meeting of defense ministers on Tuesday, the Spaniard then pleaded for an increase in the so-called Peace Facility, which the EU uses to finance its arms deliveries to Ukraine.

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