From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv)
The three main points that I made:
1) Ukraine was able to withstand the russian aggression for the past three years because Ukrainians are fighting for their freedom and very existence. However, it comes at a tremendous cost.
2) If Europe does not help Ukraine now, it will pay a much higher price in the future. If Ukraine loses, if Putin gains anything, other European countries will be next. It is much more expensive not to support Ukraine!
3) The European Parliament needs to act now: confiscate all russian assets and give them to Ukraine, approve additional funding for defense support, impose stronger sanctions on russia and those who collaborate with russia.
As John McCain once said: “There’s nothing that provokes Putin more than weakness.”
We cannot afford to be weak, because the price of weakness is far higher than the price of strength.
Voice of Ukraine 