Kosovo, EULEX donates vehicles to Ukraine

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) donated 12 vehicles to the Ukrainian state border police on Tuesday.

In a ceremony organized in Pristina, EULEX mission officials said that each of these vehicles is loaded with humanitarian supplies for Ukraine.

The head of the EULEX mission in Kosovo, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, said that this support together with that of the European Union will help the people of Ukraine in facing the Russian aggression. He emphasized the role of Kosovo in supporting Ukraine.

“Of course, many citizens of Kosovo know well through their experience what it means to become a refugee and be exposed to aggression. Kosovo’s solidarity with Ukraine has been shown in many ways, including the journalists and refugee program, Kosovo has also joined almost all of the European Union’s common foreign and security policy positions, and I look forward to the day, in the future not far away, when Kosovo will participate in joint security and defense missions, such as this one”, Yes.

Mr Wigemark said the EULEX mission was also sharing experience in investigating war crimes with colleagues in the EU mission in Ukraine.

The senior representative of the Ukrainian contingent in KFOR, Ivan Nastenko, said that the support of European and Western countries is helping the people of Ukraine in Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked war.

“My emotions are mixed, on the one hand I feel ashamed to be here while my friends are risking their lives for Ukraine. On the other hand, I am very proud today to be here and serve in front of international partners, who are always ready to share the burden, with which they send a clear message to the whole world that Ukraine is not alone in this war”. tha ai.

The head of the European Union office in Kosovo, Thomas Szunyog said that the war in Ukraine remained the most serious geopolitical and security challenge for Europe.

“I am proud that today we are able to demonstrate not only political support for Ukraine, but also humanitarian support and support for the European Union mission in Ukraine. This does not mean that we are removing the focus from Kosovo, Kosovo is still, like the entire Western Balkans region, a priority on the agenda of the European Union”. tha ai.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Donika Gërvalla, said that Kosovo will continue to stand by Ukraine.

“So please see our solidarity as something very natural and something normal that should happen and understand that Kosovo expects everyone in Europe not only to show solidarity, but to see to it that this war ends the way it should end with victory of Ukraine. and thus preventing not only the destruction of Ukraine, but also further wars in Europe.” she said.

Since Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the government of Kosovo has joined US and European sanctions against Russia and certain individuals from Belarus for their alleged role in facilitating Russian aggression against Ukraine.