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27 February 2023, 10:56
The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU
participated in the discussion ‘Why should Ukraine win?’, which took place
in the famous Berlin cafe, which was called ‘Moscow’. At the suggestion of
the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, this cafe was renamed to ‘Cafe Kyiv’ for
this event in the support of Ukraine. During the event, the Konrad
Adenauer Foundation proposed that this public space should retain the name
‘Cafe Kyiv’ at least until Ukraine wins the war.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze noted that the victory of Ukraine will mean, first of all, the victory of the democratic world over autocracies. Ukraine is fighting not only for its right to exist. It is fighting for a world order based on rules and respect for international law, territorial integrity and inviolability of states. Therefore, the victory of Ukraine will mean a return of the West to its values not only in words, but in actions: ‘I would say a return at the fundamental level — at the level of societies, when people support Ukraine, regardless of the fact that it can course economic difficulties in their countries’.
At the same time, the Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU is sure that the world should already be thinking about how Russia's defeat should look like. According to her, many leaders are already openly talking about the defeat of the Russian Federation but are still afraid to admit the idea of its collapse. This means that at the level of political elites there is still no understanding of what kind of Russia the world will deal with after the end of the war.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze is also sure that without Ukraine's membership in NATO, without security guarantees from the Alliance, it is impossible to achieve sustainable peace on the continent. The refusal to provide an Action Plan for NATO membership to Ukraine and Georgia was interpreted by Putin as a weakness of the West. So, he could start a war first in Georgia, and later in Ukraine. Not accepting Ukraine into NATO after the victory in this war, according to the Chair of the Committee, would be a betrayal of Ukraine, whose people are dying at the outpost of the Western world.
‘Ukraine's victory means the victory of the democratic world over autocracies’, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze noted that the victory of Ukraine will mean, first of all, the victory of the democratic world over autocracies. Ukraine is fighting not only for its right to exist. It is fighting for a world order based on rules and respect for international law, territorial integrity and inviolability of states. Therefore, the victory of Ukraine will mean a return of the West to its values not only in words, but in actions: ‘I would say a return at the fundamental level — at the level of societies, when people support Ukraine, regardless of the fact that it can course economic difficulties in their countries’.
At the same time, the Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU is sure that the world should already be thinking about how Russia's defeat should look like. According to her, many leaders are already openly talking about the defeat of the Russian Federation but are still afraid to admit the idea of its collapse. This means that at the level of political elites there is still no understanding of what kind of Russia the world will deal with after the end of the war.
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze is also sure that without Ukraine's membership in NATO, without security guarantees from the Alliance, it is impossible to achieve sustainable peace on the continent. The refusal to provide an Action Plan for NATO membership to Ukraine and Georgia was interpreted by Putin as a weakness of the West. So, he could start a war first in Georgia, and later in Ukraine. Not accepting Ukraine into NATO after the victory in this war, according to the Chair of the Committee, would be a betrayal of Ukraine, whose people are dying at the outpost of the Western world.