Europe must take responsibility

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Europe needs to step up its defense efforts and take more responsibility for Ukraine’s security, former Deputy Minister for European Integration of Ukraine Sergiy Petukhov says.

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00:00This did not work well in Ukraine, neither in Europe as a whole.

00:04And I think that the direct consequence of that is that there's more understanding within

00:09the EU and Europe as a whole that Europe will have to take more responsibility in the situation,

00:15will have to defend itself and increase the defense spending, and will have to take more

00:21responsibility with what's going on in Ukraine.

00:24And at least some of the European countries are deliberating on the possibility of sending

00:30their peacekeepers to Ukraine, whether it's going to be under the NATO umbrella or in

00:36any other arrangement.

00:37And President Trump, although he stated that he's not sending U.S. troops to Ukraine, but

00:43he said he will not oppose European troops present there.

00:47So I think this is at least something that looks like a security guarantee.

00:51And if that happens, this will be a possibility for the future lasting peace agreement.

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