The EU's three-pronged axe in dealing with the Ukraine crisis, "aiding Ukraine, opposing Russia, and joining the EU" has been exhausted.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban eventually relented.
On the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at a special summit on February 1, the 27 member states of the European Union, including Hungary, agreed to provide Ukraine with an additional 50 billion euros in aid over the next four years, according to CCTV News.
In addition to the excitement, the EU also called on the United States, hoping that the move would inspire the latter to "do what it can".
However, even if the "blood transfusion" of Ukraine is carried out "as best as possible", what can be exchanged for it?
Blood transfusion "for" bleeding"?
As soon as the summit on the 1st began, European Council President Charles Michel posted on social **, praising the "unity" of the EU's 27 member states for the adoption of the 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen even praised "this is a beautiful day in Europe".
On February 1, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, France's Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended a multilateral meeting on the sidelines of the European Council meeting. Source: GJ
It will not be easy to get Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to relent. He Zhigao, an associate researcher at the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that although Orban had previously taken a firm stance against aid to Ukraine, Hungary relied on financial aid from the European Union. The EU's hard move to cut off financial aid is enough to cut into Hungary's economic weakness. At the same time, the leaders of Italy, Germany and France have also played a major role in pushing for Orban's resonance.
50 billion euros is a lot of money. He Zhigao believes that the EU is so willing to "bleed" for Ukraine, not only because of political correctness, but also because of the "consensus" of "aiding Ukraine to resist Russia". At the same time, through this aid, the EU also hopes to send a signal that the Western community will not give up on Ukraine, so as to maintain the so-called "moral image" of the Western world.
However, almost two years since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the "blood transfusion" to Ukraine in order to maintain the so-called "moral image" of the West has been exchanged for more "bloodshed". According to the United Nations, since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 10,242 people have been verified dead, including 575 children, and more than 19,300 injured, including 1,264 children. Of course, the real number of people is definitely more than that.
Blood transfusion "for" sadness"?
It is true that the EU, which is bent on "aiding Ukraine and resisting Russia", does not see these painful "bloodsheds", but rejoices in the rare "unity" within itself.
This rare "unity" also gave European Commission President von der Leyen the confidence to call out the United States, hoping that the EU's move would inspire the United States to "do its part" to assist Ukraine.
But "doing everything you can" may only be "sad" in exchange.
The EU's three-pronged axe in dealing with the Ukraine crisis, 'aiding Ukraine, opposing Russia, and joining the EU' has been exhausted. He Zhigao believes that on the issue of "aiding Ukraine and resisting Russia", the EU has "done its best". European farmers, who were outside the EU summit, questioned that the EU seemed to have a lot of money to help other countries, but not enough money for its own people. But the fact is that the EU is already stretched thin on the economic front. He Zhigao believes that after allocating 50 billion euros in aid, it will be difficult for the EU to provide follow-up assistance to Ukraine. In terms of sanctions against Russia, as European Council President Charles Michel previously said, the EU has also "exhausted its means".
Russia's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the EU's "hemorrhage" will not change the progress of the Russia-Ukraine situation, but will only cause damage to the EU economy, which has already experienced difficulties.
In the United States, which is in the first season, aid to Ukraine is a sensitive topic, and there are many voices opposing aid to Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen are installing ammunition. Source: GJ
According to CCTV News, Ukraine's intelligence and security agencies recently announced a shocking corruption case. The top officials of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense conspired with business executives and others to put into their pockets about $40 million in funds that should have been used to procure arms for the military, and the Ukrainian military has not received even a single artillery shell so far.
Clearly, the money earmarked for Ukraine is not going where it should go, and there is no real oversight of the more than $100 billion in aid that has already been provided by the United States. Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert said.
It's disgusting. Arizona Rep. Eli Crane questioned the U.S. turning a blind eye to the corruption taking place in Ukraine. "This money could have done a lot to help the American people at home. Crane continued, "Sadly, this may be just the tip of the iceberg. ”
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Written by Qi Xu.
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