" Putin must lose this war and be accountable for his actions" before international justice.
This was stated by Ursula von der Leyen on her return to Berlin from her second trip to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine . To the journalists of the TV channel of the German newspaper Bild, who asked her if in the future the Kremlin's number one will be at the stand at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the president of the EU Commission replied that "it is possible", because " in the end conti is responsible for "the atrocities and violations committed in Ukraine." And it is for this reason - he explained - that we support the collection of evidence ".
The European leader, dressed in the colors of the Ukrainian flag , yellow and blue, was received in Kiev by President Volodymyr Zelensky, who the previous night was involved in a car accident without serious consequences: " We will be by your side as long as necessary, we will be friends. forever ", he told him insisting on the need to continue" to support Ukraine militarily with all the means it needs ", including the combat tanks that Kiev requires.
Zelensky and Von der Leyen - awarded the First Class honor of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise - also discussed Ukraine's accession path to the EU and its entry into the single market as requested by the Ukrainian president. Zelensky, for his part, has lent a hand to the allies on the energy front, offering cheap electricity.
(Unioneonline / D)
