The USA vs EU President Ursula von der Leyen

Well, the US specifically said the Ukraine shouldn't be allowed to join NATO, but one will follow the other. (Yes, technically Von der Leyen is President of the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU, but that makes for a very long post title.)

9h ago
14.27 CET
'Failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, and US,' von der Leyen warns
EU’s von der Leyen turns to Ukraine now.

She praises Ukrainian president Zelenskyy, saying he is “prepared to work towards a peace that honour the sacrifice of his country and his fallen compatriots”.

She contrasts that with Russian president Putin’s stance.

She warns that “a failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but it would also weaken the United States”.

Picking up some of US defence secretary Hegseth’s points on Pacific from earlier this week, she says that giving in to Putin’s demands would “intensify the challenges in the Indo-Pacific and threaten our shared interests”.

“What we have is the authoritarians of this world carefully watching whether there is any impunity if you invade your neighbour, violate international borders, or whether there are real deterrents” against that, she says.

She praises EU’s response and support for Ukraine, and repeats that the bloc is “working with Ukraine on their EU accession, because this is … where their future lies”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/14/russia-ukraine-war-peace-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-donald-trump-munich-security-conference-europe-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-67af43ca8f085b5f5c28c5e8#block-67af43ca8f085b5f5c28c5e8