Three days before US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska to discuss Ukraine, European leaders have issued a warning against the redrawing of Ukraine’s boundaries by force. “The people of Ukraine must have the freedom to decide their future,” European leaders stated in a statement. It further underlined that “international borders must not be changed by force” and “territorial integrity” must be upheld.
Of the 27 leaders, 26 signed the statement. Viktor Orban, the leader of Hungary, who has kept cordial ties with Russia and has made repeated attempts to thwart EU backing for Ukraine, was not among the signatories. The statement emphasized Europeans’ anxiety about Moscow’s activities in Ukraine, which many nations, especially those that border Russia or whose memories of Soviet domination are still fresh, fear might soon constitute a direct danger.
Poland has set aside billions to construct a barrier along its border with Russia, Baltic nations have restored conscription, and Sweden and Finland have joined NATO in recent years. The idea that the US would let a violent conflict to redraw boundaries in Ukraine is a source of great anxiety for European nations, who have a long history of doing so. The EU does not recognize formal acknowledgment of Russia’s sovereignty over lands it has occupied via force.
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