Von der Leyen left no doubt about the fact that she sees Putin as the greatest threat to those values. The Commission president also announced plans to make 6 billion euros available for a partnership with Ukraine to produce drones. It is the bedrock of credible defense.”Von der Leyen struck a forceful tone and chose strong words – perhaps also to conceal Europe’s uncertainty and underlying unease. EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan was recently in Washington for talks, which apparently went well according to sources in the EU. Putin, Rutte said, shouldn’t just stop violating NATO airspace, but the entire war in Ukraine.