EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell warned this Thursday that the weakening of Russian President Vladimir Putin poses a “greater risk” to other countries, adding that the Wagner paramilitary group’s insurgency is Russia’s biggest crisis in a long time. has caused. many decades.
“A weakened Putin is a greater risk. We must be aware of the consequences”Borrell said at the summit of European leaders in Brussels.
“Until now, we saw Russia as a threat because it was a great force and a force that was used in Ukraine. Now we have to see Russia as a risk because of internal instability.”expressed the Spanish diplomat.
The European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs noted that “it is still not clear what happened” last Saturday, when mercenaries from the Wagner group staged an uprising in Russia that almost reached Moscow.
“He has lost his monopoly on violence,” added Josep Borrell Putin is “in the cleaning phase”after the arrest of a general suspected of collaborating with the coup attempt organized by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The European Union, Borrell said, has decided to support Ukraine “in the long term, during and after the war” with Russia.
That in turn said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen there will be “shock waves”. of what happened to the Wagner group and added that it is necessary to multiply support for Ukraine, “be it financial support or military capacity”.
As for NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, details what happened to the Wagner group the existence of “loopholes and divisions” in Russiaalthough he warned that “it is premature to draw any firm conclusions”.
Arriving for the meeting in Brussels, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said it was necessary to take “decisive” measures to face threats from Russia. “We must bear in mind that any movement in the Russian political system will affect our security,” the Lithuanian leader said.
Source: DN
