US President Joe Biden talks with fellow G7 heads of government during meetings on Ukraine in Brussels. AFP
US President Joe Biden talks with fellow G7 heads of government during meetings on Ukraine in Brussels. AFP
US President Joe Biden talks with fellow G7 heads of government during meetings on Ukraine in Brussels. AFP
US President Joe Biden talks with fellow G7 heads of government during meetings on Ukraine in Brussels. AFP

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Europe and US shift focus to energy and refugees in diplomatic marathon on Ukraine

EU says it will unveil deal with US on liquefied natural gas on Friday

Tim Stickings
Tim Stickings
Brussels

March 24, 2022

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Western powers turned their attention to the economic and humanitarian fallout of the war in Ukraine on Thursday as US President Joe Biden held talks with the EU in the final leg of an all-day diplomatic showdown.

After a Nato summit that promised more defence against Russia and a G7 commitment to enforcing sanctions on Moscow, the EU talks were expected to produce an agreement on loosening Russia’s hold over Europe’s energy grid.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said the EU and Mr Biden would present a “new chapter in our energy partnership” on Friday in which the US would provide more liquefied natural gas to fill the Russian gap.

She said the goal of talks between the EU’s 27 leaders was to agree joint purchasing and joint storage of gas, exploiting the bloc’s economic weight in a manner compared by officials to the acquisition of coronavirus vaccines.

“The single most important thing that we have to do in the West is be united,” said Mr Biden as he praised allies for co-ordinating a rapid response to the invasion.

But agreement is less likely on the question of cutting off the Russian oil and gas imports that are some of the Kremlin’s most lucrative money-spinners, with energy expected to dominate talks on Friday.

Supporters of an embargo say Europe’s fossil fuel purchases are effectively financing the attacks on Ukraine, which several senior figures on the EU have described as amounting to war crimes.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki urged colleagues as he arrived for the European Council talks: “The sooner we understand that this is the main oxygen for the Russian war machine, the better.”

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front left, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a photo during an extraordinary Nato summit in Brussels. AP Photo
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, front left, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a photo during an extraordinary Nato summit in Brussels. AP Photo
Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the end of the summit in Brussels. EPA
Jens Stoltenberg speaks at a press conference at the end of the summit in Brussels. EPA
France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Mr Biden as they arrive at Nato headquarters. AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Mr Biden as they arrive at Nato headquarters. AFP
The leaders gather for a photo in Brussels. AP Photo
The leaders gather for a photo in Brussels. AP Photo
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting. Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Boris Johnson attend a bilateral meeting. Getty Images
Joe Biden speaks with Jens Stoltenberg during the summit. Reuters
Joe Biden speaks with Jens Stoltenberg during the summit. Reuters
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson. PA
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson. PA
Mr Biden is greeted by Mr Stoltenberg as he arrives for meetings with Nato allies in the Belgian capital. AP Photo
Mr Biden is greeted by Mr Stoltenberg as he arrives for meetings with Nato allies in the Belgian capital. AP Photo
Mr Johnson addresses media representatives after he arrives in Brussels. AFP
Mr Johnson addresses media representatives after he arrives in Brussels. AFP
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the press in Brussels. AFP
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the press in Brussels. AFP
Mr Macron shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP
Mr Macron shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP
Mr Stoltenberg at Nato's headquarters in Brussels. AFP
Mr Stoltenberg at Nato's headquarters in Brussels. AFP
Mr Erdogan with officials including Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as he arrives in Brussels. AFP
Mr Erdogan with officials including Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as he arrives in Brussels. AFP
Mr Macron arriving at the summit. AFP
Mr Macron arriving at the summit. AFP

However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said oil and gas had deliberately been left out of the sanctions packages because of the reliance of some European economies on Russian fuel.

Irish leader Micheal Martin said he was open to going further on sanctions but said leaders had to ensure that energy-related measures had the effect of punishing Russia rather than members of the EU.

Another issue facing leaders is the refugee flow out of Ukraine that has left neighbouring countries dealing with millions of refugees and Poland in particular starting to feel the strain.

Mr Morawiecki, whose country has taken in more than two million people, said he expected his EU colleagues to provide new funds for humanitarian assistance and to be “at least as generous” as during the migration crises of 2015 and 2016.

“We cannot limit our support for refugees only to money which is already included in some other budgets of the European Union,” he said. “We have to think out of the box.”

European Council chief Charles Michel is proposing an international donors' conference and what he calls a trust fund to support humanitarian assistance and reconstruction in Ukraine.

Mr Biden's administration announced that the US was willing to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians with a focus on those who already have family living in America.

The president will visit Poland on Friday and hear from humanitarian experts on the refugee crisis, the White House said, but he will stop short of entering Ukraine as the war with Russia enters its second month.

World and US-led military alliance leaders gather at Nato headquarters in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. Reuters
World and US-led military alliance leaders gather at Nato headquarters in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine. Reuters
Smoke rises near a seaport in Berdyansk, Ukraine, whose navy reported it had sunk the Russian ship ‘Orsk’ in the Sea of Asov. AP Photo
Smoke rises near a seaport in Berdyansk, Ukraine, whose navy reported it had sunk the Russian ship ‘Orsk’ in the Sea of Asov. AP Photo
Refugees with children wait for a transport after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at a railway station in Przemysl, Poland. AP Photo
Refugees with children wait for a transport after fleeing the war from neighbouring Ukraine at a railway station in Przemysl, Poland. AP Photo
A girl sleeps as refugees from Ukraine wait at the railway station in Przemysl, Poland. More than half of Ukraine's children have already been displaced, Unicef said. AFP
A girl sleeps as refugees from Ukraine wait at the railway station in Przemysl, Poland. More than half of Ukraine's children have already been displaced, Unicef said. AFP
A school destroyed in a Russian bomb in Kharkiv. AFP
A school destroyed in a Russian bomb in Kharkiv. AFP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from the capital Kyiv. AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from the capital Kyiv. AP
Activists hold placards during a protest in solidarity with Ukraine, at Grand Central Station in New York. AFP
Activists hold placards during a protest in solidarity with Ukraine, at Grand Central Station in New York. AFP
Ukrainian refugees take sandwiches at Krakow Airport before boarding a plane to Zurich, chartered by a Swiss millionaire. AFP
Ukrainian refugees take sandwiches at Krakow Airport before boarding a plane to Zurich, chartered by a Swiss millionaire. AFP
A man collects clothes from a damaged house in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A man collects clothes from a damaged house in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A customer checks his rifle in a gun shop in Lviv, western Ukraine. AP
A customer checks his rifle in a gun shop in Lviv, western Ukraine. AP
A mother tends to her newborn baby in the shelter of a maternity ward in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A mother tends to her newborn baby in the shelter of a maternity ward in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A serviceman carries the photo of Captain Andrei Paliy, a deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, during a farewell ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea. AP
A serviceman carries the photo of Captain Andrei Paliy, a deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, during a farewell ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea. AP
A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces stands in front of a damaged house in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A member of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces stands in front of a damaged house in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A Ukrainian serviceman guards a military check point in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
A Ukrainian serviceman guards a military check point in the city of Zhytomyr, northern Ukraine. AFP
Zinaida Bogdanova, a resident of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, reacts as she stays at a temporary accommodation centre for evacuees located in the building of a local sports school in Taganrog in the Rostov region, Russia. Reuters
Zinaida Bogdanova, a resident of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, reacts as she stays at a temporary accommodation centre for evacuees located in the building of a local sports school in Taganrog in the Rostov region, Russia. Reuters
Children play in front of a building damaged in fighting during the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
Children play in front of a building damaged in fighting during the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
Graves of residents killed by shelling during the Ukraine-Russia conflict are seen in a yard, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
Graves of residents killed by shelling during the Ukraine-Russia conflict are seen in a yard, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
A Russian army soldier stands next to local residents who queue for humanitarian aid delivered during the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
A Russian army soldier stands next to local residents who queue for humanitarian aid delivered during the Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the besieged southern port of Mariupol, Ukraine. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman stands on guard as Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, right, speaks alongside his brother, former heavyweight boxing world champion, Wladimir Klitschko, in the Ukrainian capital. AP
A Ukrainian serviceman stands on guard as Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, right, speaks alongside his brother, former heavyweight boxing world champion, Wladimir Klitschko, in the Ukrainian capital. AP
Family photos lie amid the rubble of the home of former teacher Natalia. The house, in Kyiv, was hit in a military strike. Reuters
Family photos lie amid the rubble of the home of former teacher Natalia. The house, in Kyiv, was hit in a military strike. Reuters
A service member of pro-Russian troops, wearing a uniform without insignia, handles a mortar round at the weapons depot near Marinka, Donetsk. Reuters
A service member of pro-Russian troops, wearing a uniform without insignia, handles a mortar round at the weapons depot near Marinka, Donetsk. Reuters
Volodymyr, 80, rests inside his apartment, which was damaged by shelling, in Kyiv. AP
Volodymyr, 80, rests inside his apartment, which was damaged by shelling, in Kyiv. AP
This Maxar satellite image shows the remains of high-rise apartment buildings in Mariupol. AFP
This Maxar satellite image shows the remains of high-rise apartment buildings in Mariupol. AFP
A man walks through a residential district of Kyiv that was damaged by shelling. Reuters
A man walks through a residential district of Kyiv that was damaged by shelling. Reuters
A woman exercises near a car and apartments damaged by shelling, in Kyiv. AP
A woman exercises near a car and apartments damaged by shelling, in Kyiv. AP
Volunteers at a beach fill sandbags to defend their city, Odesa, in southern Ukraine. AP
Volunteers at a beach fill sandbags to defend their city, Odesa, in southern Ukraine. AP
A firefighter takes a break from extinguishing flames inside a house in Kyiv that was damaged by shelling. AP
A firefighter takes a break from extinguishing flames inside a house in Kyiv that was damaged by shelling. AP
Rescuers conduct search operations and dismantle debris in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AFP
Rescuers conduct search operations and dismantle debris in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AFP
People queue at a pharmacy in Kharkiv. AP
People queue at a pharmacy in Kharkiv. AP
City workers cover the monument to Italian poet, writer and philosopher Dante Alighieri with sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in Kyiv. AFP
City workers cover the monument to Italian poet, writer and philosopher Dante Alighieri with sandbags to protect against Russian shelling in Kyiv. AFP
Former teacher Natalia stands near the ruins of her house which was hit in a military strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
Former teacher Natalia stands near the ruins of her house which was hit in a military strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
Locals clean the area at a residential district of Kyiv that was damaged by shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
Locals clean the area at a residential district of Kyiv that was damaged by shelling, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters

Nato earlier on Thursday promised to shore up the defences of Ukraine and its own members in what Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said was a changed security environment.

Mr Stoltenberg, who unanimously had his term extended until September 2023 on Thursday, said Nato would offer Ukraine more military aid as well as equipping it for any chemical, nuclear or biological attack by Russia.

Nato will look to protect its own borders by setting up four new battle groups in Romania, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria to shore up an eastern flank exposed to a newly hostile Russia.

Mr Biden hailed the West's response as a show of unity which Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have expected, and said Nato had “never been more united than it is today".

But the alliance stopped short of granting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's request that one per cent of Nato's tanks and planes be donated to the country's war effort.

Mr Zelenskyy told the closed-door Nato meeting that Ukraine had been through “a month of heroic resistance ... a month of the darkest suffering” since Russia launched its invasion.

Nato's headquarters also played host to a G7 meeting at which the group of rich democracies promised to stop Russia using gold reserves to prop up its economy.

The leaders also said they would do what was necessary to prevent a food security crisis caused by war in Ukraine and economic crisis in Russia, two of the world's top wheat producers.

“We commit to provide a sustainable food supply in Ukraine and support continued Ukrainian production efforts,” they said in a four-page statement.

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