European Commission for Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Peter Stano, pledged that, despite Donald Trump’s threat to stop aid to Ukraine, the EU will continue to support the country militarily and financially and will only consider a peace agreement with Russia that contains terms favorable for Ukraine. According to Stano, speculation that Europe will stand alone in supporting Kyiv is “premature.”
As for whether the EU will oppose Trump’s rumored attempts to force Ukraine into a disadvantageous truce with Russia, EC spokesman Eric Mamer said that, in the opinion of the European Commission, it is in the interests of both the US and the EU to preserve a strong and sovereign Ukraine.
In turn, President Zelenskyy, during a European Political Community summit in Hungary, emphasized that “peace through strength” is once again needed. Zelenskyy called on European leaders to increase pressure on Russia, particularly to deprive it of its ability to finance the war.