Here is what I emphasised at #MSC2023 Women’s Breakfast: Russia’s aggression is not only European issue or “regional conflict”. What is at stake in Ukraine is the right to exist as a country. Russia is testing if conquering and colonizing in the 21st century is acceptable. 1/ 
The Euro-Atlantic community has been on the right track with their support to Ukraine. But it's equally true that lives could have saved if we had helped Ukraine already before 24 February. And it's true that as long as human suffering continues, we have not done enough. 2/
We must step up military support, and continue to raise the cost of war for Moscow, until the last Russian soldier has left Ukraine.
We must hold war criminals accountable.
We must cut off Russia´s export revenues. We must make Russia pay for everything it destroys. 3/
We must hold war criminals accountable.
We must cut off Russia´s export revenues. We must make Russia pay for everything it destroys. 3/
The situation is clear-cut – there is one aggressor and one victim. There can be no neutrality against evil.
Standing up against tyranny has a cost to all of us. And all of us have a role in stopping this cycle of violence. 4/
Standing up against tyranny has a cost to all of us. And all of us have a role in stopping this cycle of violence. 4/
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