In Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Poland there is no doubt about the need to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. And not only from the exclusively Ukrainian point of view. For the European Union, it is also very important since “the stronger and more effective the support for Ukraine, the more solid the security of all Europe will be,” they assured.
During the working visit carried out this week by the presidents and vice-presidents of the Foreign Affairs and European Affairs committees of the parliaments of these countries, all agreed that, from the Kremlin’s point of view, “one way to win the war is to divide us.”
Therefore, this delegation from the international parliamentary network #United4Ukraine (U4U), highlighted during their interventions “the need to maintain unity within the European Union and mobilize additional support for Ukraine,” especially in the area of security and defense. The ultimate goal, as all its members assured, is “to advance in the process of European integration and in the reconstruction of our country.”
Seven of the deputies integrated into the delegation —Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze and Vadym Halaichuk (Ukraine); Žygimantas Pavilionis and Giedrius Drukteinis (Lithuania); Peeter Tali (Estonia); Ināra Mūrniece (Latvia); and Agnieszka Pomaska (Poland)— held a press conference yesterday at the Embassy of Ukraine where they called for more help so that Ukraine can withstand the ongoing Russian offensive.
The parliamentarians arrived in Spain on Monday where they held several meetings with parliamentarians and representatives of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) and the People’s Party (PP), as well as with the relevant committees of the Senate and the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
In the particular case of Spain, they emphasized that “it is important to continue maintaining a systematic dialogue and strengthen practical cooperation between both countries, aimed at the implementation of concrete decisions and joint projects.”
“In a broader European context,” they added, “it is equally important to strengthen cooperation between the northern and southern countries of Europe, taking into account the different levels of perception of security threats, but with a shared responsibility in strengthening the security and unity of the European continent.”
