By Our Special Correspondent
Europe will make sure that Russia's "unprovoked and unjustified" aggression against Ukraine will be a "strategic failure", European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.
“Countries battered by the pandemic now must deal with rising prices for grain, energy and fertilizers as a result of it. Our response to Russia’s war will decide the future of our global system and economy,” Leyen added.
In her address at the Raisina Dialogue in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the visiting leader also said what happens in Ukraine will have an impact on the Indo-Pacific region. She said the world's response to Russia's aggression will decide the future of both the international system and the global economy.
“We want a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific. It must be free, open, interconnected, prosperous, with a rules-based security architecture that serves all interests,” Leyen said at the inaugural session of the Dialogue jointly hosted by MEA and Observer Research Foundation.
“Earlier in the day, India and the European Union decided to establish a “Trade and Technology Council” (TTC), a “strategic coordination mechanism” that is aimed to “tackle challenges at the nexus of trade, trusted technology and security”. This was the key outcome after von der Leyen and Modi held their bilateral meeting.
“Delighted to hold talks with the President of EU Commission. We reviewed the full range of India EU ties including economic and cultural linkages,” said PM Modi. Modi and Leyen also discussed the strong co-operation on climate change between the two sides.
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