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This article was first published by Truthmeter.mk (North Macedonia), within the framework of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Project.
It is true that Germany and Great Britain have announced new military aid to Ukraine (not 21 billion euros as the post claims), but not because they want the war to continue, but to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s brutal attacks, which are clearly not stopping, although Russia is allegedly conducting some kind of peace negotiations. Proof of this is the latest massacre that Russia committed with the missile attack on Sumy on April 13, 2025, in which 32 people died, among them two children. At least 84 people were injured, including 10 children, according to Ukrainian authorities
We analyze a Facebook post that says:
Germany and Great Britain will put another 1 million young Ukrainians in the fire. EUROPE WANTS THE WAR TO CONTINUE.
Germany and Britain pledge increased military support for Ukraine: A message to Moscow that the fight continues. Is €21 billion worth of military aid coming?
The narrative that Europe, or rather the European Union, started the war in Ukraine and that Europe is the one who wants the war to continue is not new and it comes from the Kremlin’s kitchen, which wants to amnesty itself from the military invasion, calling it a “special military operation.”
Support for Ukraine is consistent with its right to self-defense. It is incorrect to say that the EU or any European country provoked the military invasion, much less that European countries want the war to continue.
Russia started the war against Ukraine without being threatened by Ukraine or any other country in Europe.
After Russia attacked Ukraine, the country began to defend itself because the citizens of Ukraine do not agree to be territorially taken over by Russia. The European Council on February 9, 2023, demanded that Russia withdraw from territory that is not its own and that it has invaded (Ukraine), but this did not happen.
Russia must stop its atrocious war immediately. The European Union will stand by Ukraine with steadfast support for as long as it takes, stated the conclusions of the European Council of 9 February 2023.
EU leaders have repeatedly called on Russia to cease its military actions, unconditionally withdraw all forces and military equipment from Ukraine, and fully respect the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine.
The EU is in constant contact with the Ukrainian authorities and supports them in the ongoing negotiations to achieve peace, because no one wants peace more than Ukraine and the European Union, which is a project for peace. But Russia continues to try to suppress Ukraine and that is why you see all the countries in Russia’s neighborhood running away and desperately wanting to join the EU and we welcome them with open arms, said Anitta Hipper, Lead European spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs and Security on April 11, 2025 .
It is true that Germany and the UK have announced new military aid to Ukraine (not 21 billion euros as the post claims), but not because they want the war to continue, but to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s brutal attacks, which are clearly not stopping, even though Russia is supposedly conducting some kind of peace negotiations.
Proof of this is the latest massacre that Russia committed with the missile attack on Sumy on April 13, 2025, in which 32 people were killed, including two children. At least 84 people were injured, including 10 children, according to Ukrainian authorities.
That Putin has no intention of stopping the war is also evidenced by the fact that on April 1, he signed a decree on spring mobilization, ordering 160,000 citizens to be called up for military service between April 1 and July 15, which is the largest number of conscripts in Russia since 2011.
The spring call for a year of military service comes months after Putin said Russia needed to increase its military to nearly 2.39 million soldiers, including increasing the number of active-duty personnel to 1.5 million, an increase of 180,000 over the next three years.
How Putin rejected the peace agreement for Ukraine initiated by Trump, continuing attacks on civilians—read in the extensive analysis by Truthmeter.mk.
Both Germany and Great Britain are ready to send peacekeepers to Ukraine, which indicates that these two countries are in favor of peace in Ukraine, and not the continuation of the war, as the post we are analyzing claims.
We do not want to get into that war. There is a clear basis in international law for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine that will ensure that the ceasefire and peace survive. I cannot imagine Germany not being part of that concept, Jürgen Hart told the BBC, A1on reported.
From all of the above, we can conclude that the post we are analyzing is untrue.
