Last night, EU leaders congratulated Liz Truss on her election as leader of the Conservative Party, but Brussels warned it will not back down in the Brexit dispute over Northern Ireland trade.
French President Emmanuel Macron stated in Paris, “We are ready to work together as partners and friends.”
His remarks may be interpreted as a thinly veiled jab at Miss Truss, who last month told a group of Tory activists that it was unclear whether Mr. Macron was a friend or opponent of the United Kingdom.
Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, told the departing foreign secretary that he was “looking forward to our partnership in these difficult times.”
However, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that the EU has no plans to offer her any compromises in the protracted Brexit dispute over Northern Ireland.
The former German defense minister stated, “I look forward to a productive cooperation in which our agreements are respected in their entirety.” The new prime minister, who will into office later today, has committed to revise the abhorrent Northern Ireland protocol agreed to with the European Union in 2019.
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen (above) stated that the EU had no plans to give compromises to Theresa May over Northern Ireland in the protracted Brexit dispute.
It has left Ulster behind in the EU’s single market, at the mercy of Brussels’ bureaucracy, infuriating unionists who believe it undermines Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom. The leaders of Poland and the three Baltic republics — Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia — lauded Miss Truss for her role as foreign secretary in organizing the West’s response to Russia’s invasion.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that her arrival at 10 Downing Street will signal the continuance of Britain’s policy of’supporting Ukraine in its battle for independence, freedom, sovereignty, and for our European values.’
Premier Krisjanis Karins of Latvia stated that his nation “highly valued the United Kingdom’s excellent participation and leadership in giving help to Ukraine.” However, Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, was predictably negative about the future of British-Russian relations.
Before the news of Miss Truss’s triumph, he stated, “I wouldn’t like to think that things may get worse, because it’s difficult to envision anything worse.”
Due to the fact that the candidates for the position of British prime minister competed in anti-Russian rhetoric, this cannot be ruled out.