According to the presidential office in a statement, Truss will use his presence at the event this Thursday in Prague to reaffirm Britain’s role in the region and seek collective action on issues such as energy security and migration.

In this regard, he would urge the club members of the new nations to act as quickly as possible to end Europe’s current dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.

He will also reiterate London’s support for Ukraine and will call for the new European Political Community to unite against Russia, which on February 24 started what President Vladimir Putin described as a special military operation in defense of the self-proclaimed autonomous republic of Donetsk. and Luhansk.

Instead of the old approach of treating only symptoms, now is the time to attack the root of the problem, according to the British prime minister’s plans, according to excerpts from a speech delivered by Downing Street.

The idea of ​​creating a forum outside the immediate framework of the 27-member EU was launched last May by French President Emmanuel Macron, with whom Truss plans to hold bilateral meetings.

In the European Political Community will, in addition to the community bloc, Ukraine, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Six Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo) will also participate.

Critics of the new country club allege that Macron, known for his opposition to EU expansion, is trying to create a “parking zone” for countries aspiring to join the bloc.

Truss, who before replacing Boris Johnson who stepped down in September was chancellor and led post-Brexit negotiations after leaving the European Union, initially ruled out his country’s participation in the new group of nations.

According to what the president said at the time, for London, the only alliances that were legitimate from a military and economic point of view were the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Group of Seven, respectively.

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