President of the European Union, EU, Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the US and Europe would be weakend if Ukraine fails.

Praising Ukrainian President, Volodymy Zelenskyy, the EU leader’ said he is “prepared to work towards a peace that honour the sacrifice of his country and his fallen compatriots”.

She contrasted her view about the Ukraine President with Russian president Vladimir Putin’s stance.

She warned that “a failed Ukraine would weaken Europe, but it would also weaken the United States”.

She warned that the US interest with EU would be threatened while reacting to some of US defence secretary, Hegseth’s points on Pacific from earlier this week.

She said giving in to Putin’s demands would “intensify the challenges in the Indo-Pacific and threaten our shared interests.

“What we have is the authoritarians of this world carefully watching whether there is any impunity if you invade your neighbour, violate international borders, or whether there are real deterrents” against that, she says.

She praises EU’s response and support for Ukraine, and repeats that the bloc is “working with Ukraine on their EU accession, because this is … where their future lies”.