The meeting of EU leaders begins in a contradictory mood-these are discussed

EU leaders will have to decide on Thursday how to help Ukraine when Vladimir Putin refuses to peace and Donald Trump negotiates over Ukraine, meaning that Ukraine negotiations with Russia are also on issues that are not related to the survival of Ukraine’s sovereignty.

So far, Putin has only agreed to the fact that Russia does not hit Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, which gives Putin free hands to continue the conquest war.

Putin has also called for the final ceasefire agreement to stop the delivery of weapon aid and intelligence to Ukraine.

The aid package crashed

The EU line is strong and fair peace to Ukraine, which would require extensive armed in Ukraine.

However, the fact that 27 EU country leaders have difficulty in consensus from Ukraine’s weapon assistance are overshadowed by Thursday’s summit.

EU leaders now have to think about new ways to continue armed support for Ukraine, as a high representative of the EU external relationships, Kaja KallakenInitiative for EUR 20-40 billion to Ukraine did not receive sufficient support from the Member States.

According to information from Kauppalehti’s diplomatic sources, the Kallas weaponry package was most strictly opposed to the most important countries in Italy. France and Spain were also reserved for the initiative.

After the extensive Kallas’ extensive weaponry package, so far, the summit is trying to find an agreement on the delivery of two million artillery shootings to Ukraine. The value of the package would be EUR 5 billion.

In addition, individual Member States may notify Ukraine about increasing weapon aid.

For example, according to Reuters, the German government is planning an extra, about EUR 3 billion, an armory package for Ukraine.

The draft summit of the summit, seen by Kauppalehti, reminds Kallas on the initiative and urgently calls for Member States to meet Ukraine’s military and defense needs.

There is also a Ukraine mission in the heads of the principals, that is, possible safeguarding peace if a comprehensive ceasefire is obtained in Ukraine.

According to the preliminary information of the meeting, the matter is not yet in detail, as the Ukrainian security arrangements must be adjusted according to the terms of the final agreement.

The summit will also continue the debate on the use of Russian frozen funds to support Ukraine.

Fixing the defense

EU countries also discuss the strengthening of European defense at the Summit.

Due to Russian aggression and the deterioration of the geopolitical situation, Europe must quickly acquire the necessary defense resources.

On Wednesday, the EU Commission announced a plan to strengthen European defense by 2030 That is, the so -called white book.

It listed seven critical capacity gaps that the EU should begin to cooperate in order to have an independent own defense by 2030 in Europe.

The White Book did not present new financial instruments, but reported earlier presentation of the Commission in more detail of the plans of approximately EUR 800 billion.

The Commission proposes, among other things, a loan equipment based on 150 billion co -debt, through which Member States could make defense procurement.

According to the Commission, it could be used mainly for purchases on the European market, which some Member States do not consider sensible, for example, the United States is an important weapon supplier to many EU countries, such as Finland.

EU leaders do not comment on the Commission’s proposal in detail at the summit, but are discussing at the initiative.

The progress of the Commission’s defense proposals and the extent of the commissioning of financial instruments will ultimately depend on the decisions of the Member States.

Other topics

EU leaders also discuss the improvement of EU competitiveness.

The Commission wants to increase the EU competitiveness, for example, by simplifying regulation, so that the Union will succeed in the competitiveness competition against the United States and China.

There is also a savings and an investment union, which the Commission announced on Wednesday a plan to accelerate European investments.

The aim of the Commission is to provide EU citizens with a wider access to capital markets and companies with better financing options.

The meeting also talks about the situation in the Middle East, the Union’s future multi-year financial framework, migration and multilateral cooperation.

On Thursday, the UN Secretary General will arrive in Brussels António Guterresswith whom EU leaders have a lunch discussion to strengthen a multilateral rule-based cooperation.

EU leaders will also discuss the President of Ukraine at the Summit Volodymyr Zelenskyin with.