As Russia continues its unprovoked aggression against Ukraine, as it escalates its daily drone and missile strikes against civilians, as it doubles down on its colonial goal of subjugating Ukraine, the EU stands firmly in defense of international law and the UN Charter. From day one of Russia’s invasion, we have supported Ukraine in exercising its inherent right to self-defense in line with Article 51 of the Charter, and we continue to do so today.  The EU agreed on a 90 billion EUR loan to