The European Commission (EC) assured this Wednesday that the presence of representatives of some member states of the European Union at the inauguration of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, It does not represent a “contradiction” nor “doubts” the community club’s support for Ukraine.
“The participation of a few diplomats in a formal event like the one yesterday (Tuesday) in Moscow is not at all in contradiction and does not call into question the EU position agreed by the 27 Member States of continued support to Ukraine in their fight against the illegal aggression initiated by Putin,” declared Peter Stano, spokesperson for the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell.
Stano spoke in this regard during the daily press conference of the European Commission.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin was sworn in as president for a fifth six-year term.
Against all odds, the United States and the countries of the European Union They were invited to the investiture ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace, although all of them declined the invitation with the exception of France, Greece, Malta, Hungary and Slovakia.
Borrell’s spokesperson stressed that participation in that event “does not really call into question” the position agreed upon by the EU of supporting kyiv.
Furthermore, he stressed that “the vast majority” of the countries in the community club decided not to attend because Putin is accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has violated international law and the Charter of the United Nations and, in addition, is establishing a increasingly repressive system within Russia.
He stressed that the head of the EU delegation in Moscow He did not participate in Tuesday’s ceremony in the Russian capital.
In any case, he noted that since the EU did not achieve a unified position on what to do in response to Putin’s inauguration, it was up to each Member State to make the decision whether to attend or not.
Source: Gestion
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