Ukrainian war, von der Leyen: “Putin worst enemy of the Russians”

Vladimir Putin has also become “the worst enemy” of Russian citizens. This was underlined by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, listing not only the responsibilities of the Russian president in the “tragedy” of the war in Ukraine, but also the serious consequences of the financial and economic boycott decided by the West against Moscow. “If freedom has a name, today that name is Ukraine and today the flag of Ukraine is the flag of freedom”, she said again. Europe’s efforts, you explained, must “make this war a strategic mistake for Putin”. That is why, said von der Leyen, the EU has allocated one billion euros to support the “courageous Ukrainian fighters”. At a European level, “massive resources” will be mobilized to support the countries that welcome refugees fleeing Ukraine, continued the president of the eu commission, describing the solidarity shown so far by the EU countries in welcoming Ukrainian refugees as “encouraging”. to date there are over three million, half of which are children. The resources already mobilized amount to 17 billion euros, you explained to the European Parliament, proposing a further 3.4 billion euros to “accelerate” solidarity with the member countries involved in welcoming refugees. This, said von der Leyen, will send a “strong message about a common commitment to support the Ukrainian people”.