Interview with David McAllister – Russia’s war in Ukraine
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The chair of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee reflects about the European Union’s support to Ukraine almost one year into the war provoked by Russia. The perspective of peace negotiations, a potential international war crimes tribunal to prosecute Russian army’s abuses and EU’s role in the future reconstruction of Ukraine are all addressed in this interview, recorded on the day Germany and other countries announced they will deliver war tanks to Kyiv. Comment on: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament Twitter https://twitter.com/Europarl_EN Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Did you ever think the war was going to last this long? 01:32 How has the war changed the global geopolitics and Europe? 02:19 Has the EU been too naive about Russia and Putin? 03:28 What could have been done differently? 04:12 Is EU's military assistance to Ukraine enough? 06:45 How serious should Putin's threats be taken? 07:32 Has the war strengthen NATO? 09:13 What is necessary for a war crimes tribunal against Russia's actions in Ukraine to become reality? 11:31 What should be EU's role on the reconstruction of Ukraine? 12:22 European Parliament's support to Ukrainian Rada 13:50 For how long will the EU continue to support Ukraine? ---