Gunnar Hökmark: A strong Europe needs to be global
Russia’s war against Ukraine is a war against Europe and European values. It is the result of a dictatorships’ fear for democracies, freedom and free nations. Just as Vladimir Putin needs to suppress his own people out of fear for democracy, he has a need to suppress and command neighbors according to the same logic. So once again, the cause of freedom, democracy and peace defines the role of the European Union. Because these are the fundamental values of the European Union, and they define our common task.