On Thursday 5 October, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, explained that the EU would not make up for US funding for Ukraine, even though the US Congress did not include the $24 billion in military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine requested by the White House in its emergency measure to fund the US administration for 45 days (see EUROPE B13262A3).
“Europe cannot replace the United States”, he warned on his arrival at the...