MEP Kubilius: It’s time for real Euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova
He also compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hitler, stating that now Putin is blackmailing the West on the future of Ukraine and Georgia, like Hitler did with Czechoslovakia. Photo: Andrius Kubilius/Twitter.
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Lithuanian MEP Andrius Kubilius has stated that it is time to ‘move forward with the real Euroatlantic integration’ of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, noting that otherwise ‘it will become clear that the future of these countries is sacrificed for the appeasement of Putin.’
He said that the process of integration should begin from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit which will be held today and be moved forward with a map for NATO membership.
Kubilius also responded to Russia’s recent statement addressing NATO member states to rescind the 2008 Bucharest Summit declaration supporting Georgia and Ukraine's bid to become members of the alliance and underscored that Russia should not be allowed to blackmail west.
Appeasement leads only to more Putin’s threats & blackmail. Georgia in 2008, Ukraine in 2014 & now again. Will the West succumb to Putin’s threats again? Future of those countries cannot be sacrificed! It’s time for real EuroAtlantic integration of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova! pic.twitter.com/n3kfeuTs10
— Andrius Kubilius (@KubiliusA) December 14, 2021
Are we ready to succumb to the Kremlin’s brutal threats and blackmail on the future of Georgia and Ukraine? Are we ready to make new big steps in the appeasement of strategy of Putin?” said Kubilius while delivering his speech in the European Parliament (EP).
He also compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Hitler, stating that now Putin is blackmailing the West on the future of Ukraine and Georgia, like Hitler did with Czechoslovakia.
In response to Russia’s demand to disavow the decision of the 2008 NATO Bucharest Summit NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the alliance's position remains unchanged, while the Georgian Foreign Ministry decried the statement, noting that it 'contradicts the fundamental norms and principles of international law.'
EaP Summit will will be held today in Brussels where the declaration will be adopted.
The EaP format was launched on April 7, 2009, and united six Eastern European countries – Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. However, in June 2021, Belarus suspended its participation in the EaP following the economic sanctions imposed by the EU against the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has said that Georgia is being 'diligent' on its EU integration path at the 6th Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit held in Brussels today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has held a meeting with European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi in Brussels earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met with head of NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Rosaria Puglisi earlier today and stated that the 2022 NATO summit is an opportunity to recognise the country’s progress on its path to the alliance.
Spanish diplomat Javier Colomina, who has recently taken the office of NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, says Russia wants to dictate the choices countries like Georgia and Ukraine, responding to Moscow’s recent demand that the alliance should rescind a 2008 commitment to Ukraine and Georgia that they would one day become members.
Russia has called on NATO member states to rescind the 2008 Bucharest Summit declaration supporting Georgia and Ukraine's bid to become members of the alliance. The statement, issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, demanded the security guarantees from the United States and its allies.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has announced that tomorrow a Georgian delegation headed by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will leave for Brussels to participate in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit on December 15, calling it an ‘extremely important event’ to bring Georgia closer to the European Union (EU).
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a meeting earlier today wherein a ‘clear vision of Georgia’s eventual integration to NATO’ was discussed. Garibashvili stated that time has come to advance the country’s integration and ‘make concrete political decisions.’
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit held yesterday in Brussels has concluded with the adoption of a declaration which acknowledges the initiative of the associated trio uniting Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova ‘to enhance cooperation with the EU.'
Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has stated that he shares the Georgian opposition’s concerns over the ‘stalled’ electoral and judiciary reforms ‘which go to the essence of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (AA),’ the letter sent by Borrell to Georgian opposition leaders reads.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman discussed ways to enhance peace and security in Europe with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani during a phone conversation yesterday, the US State Department spokesperson’s office reports.