Pais: EU leaders carefully listened to Zelensky’s demands but did not take any new decisions

MOSCOW, March 24 – RIA Novosti. At the Brussels summit, EU leaders listened attentively to Volodymyr Zelensky’s complaints that any delay in providing military assistance, especially warplanes, to Kiev and reluctance to impose new sanctions against the Russian Federation could prolong the conflict, but no new decisions were made. writes a newspaper. pais.

“Zelensky warned the heads of the 27 EU countries in Brussels this Thursday that any “delay” in providing military assistance, especially warplanes, as well as avoiding the imposition of new sanctions could prolong (conflict), listening carefully to the demands and reiterated their solidarity and support for Ukraine. After the meeting, no new measures or decisions were taken in the sense demanded by Kiev.

Earlier, it was reported that EU leaders supported a plan to accelerate ammunition transfers, joint purchases and increase in military production to Ukraine at the summit in Brussels on Thursday. Earlier, the heads of the EU Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense agreed on a plan at the political level that provides for the supply of one million ammunition to Ukraine in the next 12 months, as well as joint purchases and production to replenish their own stocks and continue deliveries. medium term ukraine

Russia had previously sent a note to NATO countries for arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine would become a legitimate target for Russia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that NATO countries are “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping weapons into Ukraine from the West does not contribute to the success of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Lavrov noted that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, “including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel … on the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy and other countries.”