Europe responds to Putin's claims about external governance of Ukraine

The European Union considers a statement by Russian ruler Vladimir Putin about the possibility of external governance of Ukraine as propaganda.

Source: European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper during a briefing in Brussels on 28 March, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Hipper stressed that Russia is the aggressor, and Putin is a war criminal, which is the perspective from which his statements should be viewed.

"Putin is a criminal, and he is sought for war crimes. We are not going to pay attention or comment on whatever he issues as propaganda," Hipper said when asked by journalists to comment on Putin’s idea of "external governance" for Ukraine.

She added that the EU would instead "closely look at the facts".

"The facts are that we have an aggressor, we have Ukraine, which is showing nothing but goodwill towards peace. This is where we are in terms of our support to Ukraine and our focus on ensuring that we will have a long, just and lasting peace," Hipper emphasised.

Another European Commission spokesperson, Paula Pinho, added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr "Zelenskyy has been legitimately elected, democratically elected, and as long as the Ukrainian people do not ask for elections, no one else should suggest them".

Background:

• On 27 March, Putin proposed discussing the introduction of an interim administration in Ukraine under the aegis of the UN and several countries to hold elections.
• In February, Trump called Zelenskyy a dictator because he supposedly refuses to hold elections.

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