Physical Address
Indirizzo: Via Mario Greco 60, Buttigliera Alta, 10090, Torino, Italy
My goal is to do everything to make a positive decision possible, but you know we need to decide on unanimity in the European Council. It’s always challenging.
The most important thing for me is to make sure that the EU is acting in a geopolitical way. It means that we need to understand what’s at stake and what’s at stake on the European continent. This is peace, security, prosperity.
We have decided in a few months to mobilise more than €82bn in total for supporting Ukraine. And we are going to do more. It is a proposal to increase the support with an additional package of €50bn for Ukraine. But in terms of ammunition, you are absolutely right that we need to speed up. We need to accelerate.
[On the prospect of elections next year] First and foremost, this debate is for Ukrainians. It’s my first point. The second part, we must be realistic. It is so difficult to do an electoral campaign in those circumstances. But, it is the responsibility of the Ukrainian authorities to make the decision.
I don’t think this counteroffensive had failed. Two examples. Firstly, how the Ukrainian army made huge progress in the Black Sea is extremely important. This is a major step in the right direction. Secondly, the recent progress made on the left side of the Dnipro River is also very important.
[On whether the EU is preparing for the possibility of a Trump victory in the US president election] We are determined to strengthen our support for Ukraine together with the United States. Last time, when I met with Joe Biden, we agreed on this principle that it is important for Congress and people in the United States to feel the support coming from the EU. And it is also important in the EU that we feel this strong commitment expressed by Joe Biden and his team.