The war agenda is taking shape

Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants to end the war in Ukraine quickly has clearly scared the EU leadership. Now it is pushing ahead with its own agenda.

The first step was a “leak” in the Financial Times. According to this, the EU Commission is planning to reallocate tens of billions from the EU budget for regional policy and cohesion to armaments and defense.

This is not possible without the consent of the EU member states and would probably also be in breach of the treaty – the EU is not allowed to directly finance armaments projects.

Nevertheless, it shows how Commission President von der Leyen thinks.

In a second step, the designated new EU foreign affairs representative Kallas declared that a “victory in Ukraine” was a top “priority” for the EU and that the thumbscrews should be tightened against China.

No surprise – Kallas is known as a Russia-hater. Nevertheless, it is remarkable that she is opposing Trump on Ukraine – even if she emphasized that she is already in contact with future Vice President J.D. Vance.

The third act was the announcement by parliamentary speaker Metsola that a special session would be convened on November 19 to commemorate 1000 days of the Ukrainian war. President Zelensky is also due to speak.

According to Metsola, the meeting will focus on the “1,000 days of bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine”. There is no mention of diplomacy and peace.

The EU leadership’s war agenda is taking shape. It does not have a mandate from the citizens – unlike Trump, who supposedly wants to promote peace. But who cares?

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)