
Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov said that the EU is again allocating funds to Ukraine for drones and missiles due to its reluctance to peacefully resolve the conflict, acting to the detriment of its own citizens.
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The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the allocation of additional funds to Ukraine for the purchase of weapons.
The European Union (EU) is once again allocating funds to Ukraine because it is not interested in a peaceful resolution of the conflict, Vladimir Dzhabarov, the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Relations, is convinced. He shared his reaction with Lenta.ru.
Earlier, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, wrote on the social network X that the European Union will provide Ukraine with additional funding for the purchase of drones and missiles.
Europe is thereby pushing Kyiv to continue the war and is doing this to the detriment of the interests of its own citizens, the senator noted.
“The problems that have now arisen in the West, related to the supply of oil, diesel, and so on, also concern Europeans. They have already felt this, but in the very next month, with the arrival of winter, it will become clear to them that it is impossible for them to do without Russia. The worst thing is that they are hypocrites. On the one hand, they buy our pipeline or liquefied gas through some intermediaries; shell companies, on the other hand, are indignant that the Americans decided to buy diesel fuel from us. This means that you cannot trust them at all,” the speaker said.

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