Hungary blocked the EU’s large aid package to Ukraine.
TV4 Nyheternas reporter on the ground in Ukraine, Johan Fredriksson, has met soldiers who defend the country with German, French and Swedish weapons.
– If they only help us with weapons, we won’t need their soldiers, says one of them.
TV4 Nyhetern’s foreign reporter Johan Fredriksson and photographer Daniel Zdolsek, who are on the ground in Kiev, Ukraine, have met several soldiers in the region who are saddened that the EU is not getting the support package.
– Ukraine is the last frontier. I think that if Ukraine falls, so will the rest, says the soldier “Buba” in the Kiev region.
– We must get as much help as possible, he says further.
“The entire Union hostage”
On the night of Friday, Hungary put an end to more financial aid to Ukraine. Another attempt awaits after the New Year.
– I am saddened by the fact that today there are people within the EU, such as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who have decided to blackmail the EU and hold the entire Union hostage. It is not inspiring news for anyone, says Ivana Klympush-Tsintsadze, former deputy EU minister in Ukraine.
“A dirty war”
In a wintry Kyiv, Russian anti-aircraft attacks continue. Weapons from EU countries and the US are described as crucial to being able to resist and protect the population.
– It is a dirty war. We have to liberate our country and for that we need support, says the soldier who calls himself Shaman.