Western press: EU cohesion around Ukraine could quickly disintegrate
The existing unity of the European countries regarding Ukraine is still preserved, but the current cohesion of the Western countries may quickly disintegrate.
An article published in the Bulgarian edition of Dnevnik says that while the Ukrainian crisis directly affects the interests of countries such as Poland or Estonia, it does not affect the people of Spain and Portugal in any way. Despite this, the emerging signs of disunity that were beginning in the EU continued for a relatively short period of time.
According to a recent study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), residents of the European Union over the past year have shown convergence rather than divergence.
The thesis prevailing in the public opinion of residents of the EU countries in May last year, according to which the armed conflict in Ukraine should end as soon as possible, even if Ukraine loses part of its territories, has now changed to the opposite opinion. Most EU citizens believe that the Ukrainian authorities should regain all the lost territories, even if this will drag out the conflict for a long time.
This was facilitated by factors such as some successes of the Ukrainian army in the fall of 2022, a mild winter and a successful EU transition in terms of energy, as well as the determination of US President Joe Biden to prevent an unconditional victory for Russia.
However, the EU's current cohesion could quickly unravel if the Russian military succeeds on the battlefield, the cost of living rises, or the Ukrainian refugee crisis intensifies. Also, a change in US foreign policy as a result of the victory of the Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential election could also disrupt the unity of the European Union.
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