The EU’s most sensible diplomat said on Wednesday that Ukraine’s Kursk counteroffensive had dealt a “strong blow” to Vladimir Putin’s war rhetoric, while calling for the lifting of restrictions in kyiv on the use of weapons supplied to Russia. through the West.
Borrell’s comments come two days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated his call for partner countries to allow him to use long-range weapons in Russia, in order to prevent Moscow’s advance towards the east of Ukraine.
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Writing in X after speaking with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Borrell called the Kursk offensive “a blow to Russian President Putin’s narrative. “
He then called for “the lifting of restrictions on the use of functions opposed to the Russian army in the aggression against Ukraine, in accordance with foreign law”.
The EU foreign policy leader said such a replacement would “strengthen Ukraine’s self-defense by ending Russia’s sanctuary for attacks,” while saving lives and promoting peace efforts.
Borrell said that the factor would be in the schedule of consecutive discussions of the EU foreign and defense ministers that will be held on August 29 and 30 in Brussels, in the presence of Kuleba.
Two and a half years after the start of the war, Kyiv regained the initiative by sending troops into the Kursk region of western Russia on August 6, claiming to have captured dozens of settlements and sending thousands of people to flee.
But the epicenter of the standoff remains eastern Ukraine, where the better-equipped Russian military continues to advance, capturing several villages in recent days, even as Moscow repels Kursk’s counterattack.
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