“Dialogue and de-escalation to avoid war”
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel took part in the European Council in Brussels on Thursday during the Ukrainian course, where the crisis was largely taken up. At the end of the debates, the head of government insisted on the need to “promote dialogue, de-escalation and diplomacy”. “What are the other alternatives? War is in no one’s interest,” he insisted, while assuring “the firmness” of the European Union in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
European Council President Charles Michel said he was talking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky just before this information and coordination meeting, which was not intended for decision-making. Participants stressed that the EU stands ready to act quickly if Russia invades or attacks Ukraine.
Ursula von der Leyen indicated on February 11, during a videoconference with US President Joe Biden, that EU sanctions in the event of Russian intervention in Ukraine would hit the financial and energy sectors, as well as exports. of high-tech products. Sanctions which could, moreover, have consequences on the Luxembourg economy.
“Highly worrying Russian presence”
Also present in Brussels, Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister François Bausch attended the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers. “The massive presence of Russian troops on the Ukrainian borders remains highly worrying,” he declared. Along the same lines as Xavier Bettel, he also insisted on the need to favor the diplomatic route. He also welcomed “the unity that NATO has shown in the context of this crisis and especially in the face of Russian attempts to divide its members”.
During a session with Ukraine and Georgia, François Bausch intervened on behalf of Benelux to reaffirm full support for these two countries with regard to “their independence, their sovereignty and their territorial integrity”. The Luxembourg minister affirmed that a new Russian aggression towards Ukraine would have “massive consequences”.
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