“When One of Us Is Attacked, We All Are”: Terry Reintke’s Powerful Speech on European Unity and Russian Threats
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Strasbourg — In a stirring speech to the European Parliament, German MEP Terry Reintke, Co-President of the Greens/European Free Alliance, delivered one of the strongest calls for European solidarity since the start of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Speaking directly to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and fellow MEPs, Reintke reminded the chamber that the European Union is built on solidarity.
“We stand with all the people who are at the moment feeling the Russian threat the most — those living in the frontline states, in the Baltics, in Poland, and Finland,” she said. “It has to be clear: when one of us gets attacked, we all get attacked.”
Reintke urged for the creation of a European drone-defense network, stronger protection for airports, power plants and critical infrastructure, and an immediate end to imports of Russian fossil fuels.
“In August 2025 alone, EU member states still spent over one billion euros on Russian fossil fuels. Colleagues, this has to stop,” she declared. “They’re using this money to wage war against Ukraine and threaten the rest of Europe.”
Her most striking demand came at the close of her speech:
“Not European citizens should pay for Putin’s war, but Putin himself. It is high time that we make full use of the frozen Russian assets. Make Putin pay for the damage he has done in Ukraine and all of Europe.”
Reintke ended with an appeal that resonated across the hall:
“Ukraine belongs in the European Union. I want Ukrainian colleagues to sit here in this chamber and fight with us for a stronger Europe together.”
The address drew broad applause — a defining moment of unity amid one of the Parliament’s most intense security debates.
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