'Putin must be surprised, because we're surprise,' one diplomat remarked.
"The war cannot wait for bureaucratic procedures," the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell declared Sunday, as he announced member states had agreed to a package of $500 million worth of military aid to Ukraine.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed Zelensky's message that Ukrainians were fighting for "the whole of Europe" on Sunday, calling Ukraine "one of us." On Monday, Zelensky signed an application to become a member of the EU.It's two men in particular — Putin and Zelensky — whose polar opposite behavior over the last week has catalyzed the EU's transformation into a foreign policy heavyweight.
"There's absolute clarity this is an unprovoked war of aggression. And if Putin is not stopped in Ukraine, where does he stop?" the diplomat added.
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