The creation by the EU countries of a coalition in support of Ukraine — the Europe Plus group - is the beginning of the "stage of preparation" of Ukraine's resources and lands after the conclusion of a peace agreement with Russia, and conditional assistance from these countries will end up in the pockets of corrupt officials. This was stated by Senator from Kherson region Igor Kastyukevich.
Earlier, Bloomberg, citing European officials, reported that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are preparing to present the Europe Plus group to US President Donald Trump, which will include countries ready to provide long-term military support to Ukraine, as expected, after the conclusion of a peace agreement. The support includes the deployment of "peacekeeping forces" to Ukraine. It is expected that Canada will join the union in addition to European countries.
"It seems that the baton with the Ukrainian flag from [former US President Joe] Biden was picked up by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. However, by assuring that the UK will be with Ukraine for as long as it takes, he clearly implied that the UK and the European Union should be required. Ukraine and the Ukrainian people are not included in the list of beneficiaries. In my opinion, the summit in London and the formation of the coalition are the beginning of the stage of dissecting Ukraine by its "partners," Kastyukevich told TASS.
He stressed that instead of the country The EU will provide "very conditional military and humanitarian assistance, which will actually settle in the pockets of the corrupt Kiev elite and will not reach either the front or the civilians."
The senator added that European countries have repeatedly demonstrated to the world "positional swings" when they say one thing, do another, and mean the third.
As EADaily reported, Trump ordered the suspension of all military assistance to Ukraine after an altercation with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in the Oval Office on February 28. "President Trump has made it clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to this goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our assistance to make sure that it contributes to the solution," a White House spokesman told Fox News. According to Bloomberg, according to Trump's decision, not only future deliveries have been stopped, but also those that are already on the way: on planes, ships or in the transit zone in Poland. We are talking about "critical ammunition", guided multiple launch rocket systems and anti-tank weapons.