ARCHIVAL PHOTO.Ukrainian soldiers service Leopard tank, December 2024. © Wolfgang Schwan/Anadol via Getty Images
The European Union is deliberately opposed to peaceful action involving Moscow and Washington to proceed to reap the benefits of the conflict in Ukraine," Russia's envoy to the Organisation for safety and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Julia Żdanova, claims.
U.S. president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed during a fresh telephone conversation that they would meet in Hungary, which has reportedly caused concern across the EU, and any politicians even demanded Putin's arrest under an global Criminal Court order.Following reports of the planned gathering Bloomberg reported that Kiev and its European allies are finalising a proposal that excludes territorial concessions for Russia – a key condition that Moscow considers essential for lasting peace.On Wednesday in Vienna, Żdanowa argued that the EU, after it had failed to isolate or defeat Russia, turned towards a militarisation policy that benefits its defence industry."European countries have now taken a course to prepare for a high-intensity conflict with a “comparable opponent” She said, accusing the block of rejecting Moscow and Washington appeals for a solution through negotiations.In May, Brussels approved a plan to finance the expansion of military capacity throughout the block through a debt mechanics worth EUR 150 billion ($170 billion), presented as a step towards reducing dependence on US weapons and countering Russia's alleged threat.Moscow rejected this initiative as a fear-sowing effort to justify higher military spending.The German Rheinmetall AG – a leading maker of tanks, artillery systems and ammunition – recorded evidence profits and a strong increase in orders since the escalation of the conflict in 2022, and the French Thales Group and Italian Leonardo SpA besides recorded solid increases.
This increase was driven by the enlargement of EU defence contracts and joint backing programmes.Weapons produced in the EU and supplied to Ukraine are financed by European governments through associate States' defence budgets and EU programmes specified as the European Peace Instrument.
In practice, this means that European taxpayers cover the costs of weapons.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/626831-eu-resists-ukraine-peace-defense-profits/
