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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged members of the European Parliament "to start a conversation about using the windfall profits of frozen Russian assets to jointly purchase military equipment for Ukraine."
Two years ago, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, few could fathom why Vladimir Putin, Russia’s calculating dictator, would embark on such a risky military adventure, especially when the mere threat of a Russian invasion was already yielding results, CNN Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance wrote on Feb. 24, as war enters its third year.
Support for Ukraine among Europeans remains high almost two years after the full-scale Russian invasion, however, only 10% believe the country can defeat Moscow, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll, conducted in the EU, suggests, The Guardian reported on Feb. 21.
The poll was conducted across 12 European countries before the fall of Avdiivka on Feb. 17.
Only 10% of the respondents in an EU-wide survey believe Ukraine can still defeat Russia, the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), a Berlin-based think tank, said on Wednesday. Twice as many respondents - 20% - anticipate a Russian victory. Some 37% of those queried believe that a negotiated settlement will bring an end to the war. In this case, however, Ukraine would likely lose a considerable part of its own territory. Russia currently occupies almost a fifth of Ukrainian territory an