In her State of the European Union speech (SOTEU 2025), President Ursula von der Leyen calls for urgent support for Ukraine. Sasha was only 11 when Russian forces took him. His story is sadly not unique; every abducted child must be returned, and Russia must be held accountable. Ukraine’s fight is Europe’s fight. Their freedom is our freedom. We back Ukraine with a Reparations Loan from Russian assets, the Qualitative Military Edge programme, and a Drone Alliance.