Podcast "Ukraine - the situation" - Mölling hopes for further EU aid despite Hungary's veto
Security expert Christian Mölling hopes for further aid from the European Union (EU) for Ukraine despite Hungary's blockade. Mölling says in the stern podcast"Ukraine - the situation": "There will be the next attempt to make this possible." Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's veto at the summit in Brussels in no way means that the EU is permanently no longer a supporter of Ukraine. In the meantime, individual states are particularly called upon to act without the EU. According to the Research Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, the main problem is that any delay is associated with uncertainty.
No automatic accession to the EU for Ukraine
He saw the EU summit's decision to start accession talks with Ukraine as an important step. Here too, however, there is no automatism; and a blockade - for example by Hungary - is possible until the last minute. Mölling points out that the Europeans could admit Ukraine to the Union very quickly if they were in agreement - and could keep it waiting indefinitely if they were not. "Ultimately, this is a political decision," he said.
Moscow's leadership is benefiting from the uncertainty about the future behavior of Europe and the USA. Russian President Vladimir Putin also used the discussion in the West as to whether Ukraine was weakening and Moscow was improving its position during his television appearance this week, which lasted several hours. Putin wanted to spread confidence, which he probably succeeded in doing. In view of the upcoming presidential elections, he has a great interest in the social cohesion of the country.
"Evading sanctions is part of the game"
Putin had portrayed Russia as successful and economically strong on state television - despite all the sanctions imposed by the West. Mölling says that sanctions only work slowly. It is difficult to say what developments would have been like without the measures. But every decision generates a reaction: "Avoiding sanctions is part of the game," says the expert. "This means that I have to constantly readjust and must not believe that I can turn off the tap completely."
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- Despite Christian Mölling's hopes for further EU aid for Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has placed a veto on such aid at the EU summit in Brussels.
- Christian Mölling, the Research Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, believes that any delay in EU accession talks with Ukraine is associated with uncertainty, as seen in the EU's inability to immediately admit or indefinitely postpone Ukraine's admission.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken advantage of the uncertainty in Europe and the USA over Ukraine's future behavior to promote Russia's image as successful and economically strong despite Western sanctions.
- According to Christian Mölling, evading sanctions is part of the game for Russia and requires constant readjustment, as any decision made generates a reaction.
- In an interview with stem podcast, Christian Mölling, a security expert, advocated for further EU aid for Ukraine despite Hungary's blockade, stating that there will be another attempt to make this happen.
Source: www.stern.de
