EU: ‘Russia is failing on the battlefield in Ukraine and is trying to intimidate us’

The European Union will not diminish its support to Ukraine, top EU officials have said, reacting to Russia’s ongoing threats and provocations against the Baltic States.

Antonio Costa, President of the European Council called these threats “unacceptable”, and said the EU would “intensify pressure on Russia to end its unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine”.

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said Moscow’s threats against the Baltic States were not “a sign of strength, but of weakness”.

“Russia is failing on the battlefield in Ukraine and is trying to intimidate us into reducing our support for Ukraine,” Kallas posted on X. “The right response is to do the opposite: increase our support to Ukraine and boost Europe’s defences even further.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that “Russia and Belarus bear direct responsibility for drones endangering the lives and security of people on our Eastern flank”, adding that “Europe will respond with unity and strength”.

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