The European Union does not ask anyone to ‘pick a side’ in the war in Ukraine. We just ask countries to stand on the side of the UN Charter and international law, as we jointly agreed at the last EU-Africa Summit.
The day of 24 February 2022 will forever be recalled as the start of Russia’s brutal, unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
This we cannot do. Because every day Russia keeps violating the UN charter, creating a dangerous precedent for the whole world with its imperialist policy. Every day, Russia keeps killing innocent Ukrainian women, men and children, raining down its missiles on cities and civilian infrastructure. Every day, Russia keeps spreading lies and fabrications.
Working together, we have also mitigated the global ripple effects with food and energy prices declining, partly thanks to our Solidarity Lanes and to the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Ukraine has shown its remarkable resilience, partly thanks to this support. And Russia has grown more isolated, thanks to global sanctions and the international condemnation by the overwhelming majority of states in the UN General Assembly.Our collective goal is and remains a democratic Ukraine that prevails — pushing out the invader, restoring its full sovereignty and, with that, restoring international legality.
The support of many African countries at the UN and elsewhere for the principles of territorial integrity, sovereignty and international law is crucial. The EU continues to work hard to address food security needs and we have increased our funding, for instance with €1.6-billion for the most-affected countries in the Sahel, Lake Chad and the Horn of Africa.
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