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At an international conference of great geopolitical importance, held in Rome, where the recovery of Ukraine after Russian aggression was discussed, Prime Minister Edi Rama participated alongside world leaders, but with a message that was more like a diplomatic statement than a concrete commitment.
The European Commission announced a €2.3 billion package for Ukraine, €1.8 billion in loans and €580 million in grants, confirming that Europe stands by Ukraine not just in words but with funds. But in this scene of solidarity, Edi Rama's Albania did not offer a specific plan for assistance, remaining a spectator with mild rhetoric.
" Albania is a small country with modest resources, without the power to change much on the battlefield ," Rama declared, while emphasizing that it will be "alongside Italy and its European friends wherever and whenever Ukraine needs us."
“ However, I want to share with you in this city that while we support Ukraine to fight and rebuild, we must do our utmost not to let peace be second nature to our thoughts. We must not let the word peace further divide our democratic states. We must not let anyone outside the borders of democratic Europe lecture us, the European Community, on what peace is and what this peace sounds like. We are not a warmongering community and Ukraine is neither the aggressor nor the author of this bloody war at the gates of Europe. Talking about peace does not stop the war, nor does it make Vladimir Putin a peace-loving person. While we do all the right things not to let Ukraine down, we will not be strong enough to end this war if we do not have a courageous plan for peace ,” said Rama.
Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened the conference with strong calls for action. Zelensky called for increased investment, especially in air defense and drone production, as Russia has intensified air strikes on Ukraine. “ When Russia increases attacks, we cannot have a lack of funding for drones ,” he declared.
If most Western leaders are trying to materialize support for Ukraine with funds and economic partnerships, Albania still seems to remain at the limits of fine words and European rhetoric, without turning solidarity into a tangible contribution.
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