US EditionDefence of Europe's Eastern Flank an 'Immediate' Priority: Eight EU Leaders
EU leaders at the Finland summit pledged enhanced defense for Ukraine with US security support and discussed managing $20 billion in frozen Russian assets, officials said.
- In Finland's capital, prime ministers from Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Lithuania held a one-day summit, unveiling detailed security guarantees for Ukraine.
- Because Russia is described as a long-term threat, leaders prioritized eastern defence and included frozen Russian assets held in Belgium and peace negotiations to end Russia's war in Ukraine on the agenda.
- Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said `We need to do more together, and we want to send a clear and strong signal from here that we need to do more together and in close coordination with the European Union and NATO`, emphasizing ongoing cooperation after Berlin talks, he added, `Yesterday in Berlin, Ukraine, Europe and the US showed so that if we work together, if we act together, we are stronger.`
- The summit produced immediate defence commitments with European forces ready and a firm American backstop, but operational details and the future of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories remain unresolved.
- Berlin negotiations gave momentum, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, hailed progress after two days of talks in Berlin and said a peace proposal would be ready to present to Moscow in a few days.
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Defence of Europe's eastern flank an 'immediate' priority: eight EU leaders
Defending Europe's eastern flank should be an "immediate" priority for the European Union in the face of the threat posed by Russia, eight EU leaders meeting in Helsinki said Tuesday. "Russia remains a threat today, tomorrow and in the foreseeable future for the whole of Europe," Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert explains.
Deterrence and protection against Russia cost a lot of money. The North and Eastern European countries demand a better burden-sharing.
In Helsinki, the leaders of the Eastern EU countries are talking about the Russian threat – there is a dramatic appeal at the end of the meeting.
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