EU lawmakers divided on West's role in Ukraine crisis
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
The European Parliament on Thursday discussed the ongoing Ukraine crisis amid calls from Kiev to step up arms supplies. That’s while the EU lawmakers continue to be divided on whether the West should intervene directly in the conflict that is now into its fourth week.
There is consensus at the highest political and military levels in the West that closing Ukraine's airspace to Russia would likely trigger World War III and potentially result in a catastrophic nuclear war.
Despite this, many EU legislators suggest it's time for NATO to become directly involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
But a debate on the subject in the European Parliament on Thursday heard calls for peace rather than further intervention.
According to some experts, the conflict will become protracted as both sides are very unlikely to back down.
Through a video link, the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov, told lawmakers that more than three million people have fled the country so far. Many nations have simplified visa regimes in order to assist, he explained.
During this debate, the governments of Spain, Bulgaria, and Turkey were heavily criticized for not fully backing the West's anti-Russia agenda.
In recent debates, lawmakers who support Russia have been demonized. At present, it appears any form of balance on this subject is unacceptable to most.
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