He spoke about his conversation with the Russian ambassador, who admitted that Moscow is not looking for peace.
The Russian war against Ukraine must be stopped as soon as possible. But not at the cost of any concessions from Kiev. This was stated by the President of Estonia Alar Karis during a conference in the Atlantic Council. He also expressed doubts that the current peace talks, the next round in Turkey today , will bring results.
The Estonian president explained his skepticism by talking to the Russian ambassador to Tallinn.
“I spoke with the Russian ambassador to Estonia. He told me: “I do not think there will be any results of these negotiations.” According to him, the war is unlikely to end soon. That's what he told me. This is the same ambassador to whom I personally presented my credentials, “Karis said.
According to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausedi, in order to achieve peace, everything possible must be done to make Russia a failed war. He pointed out that Ukrainians are still tirelessly defending their country. But other measures are needed to bring the world closer.
“We need to talk about the impact of our sanctions. Yes, they were already powerful enough. But so far they have had only limited macroeconomic influence on Russia. Therefore, we must talk about tightening these sanctions. We need to talk about the exclusion of all Russian banks from SWIFT, about the limitations of strategically important resources for Russia, in particular, about its oil, gas, fuel for nuclear reactors. Not only Russian oligarchs should be under pressure. The entire Russian middle class must feel the negative consequences of this war, “Nauseda said.
He also added that the West should also work to close all loopholes to circumvent sanctions. In addition, the President of Lithuania pointed out that some countries may try to help Moscow avoid all the restrictions. In particular, China can do it.
Following today's talks in Istanbul, the head of the Russian delegation Vladimir After the talks, Medinsky said that Russia is not against Ukraine's accession to the European Union , while Kiev promises to refuse to join military alliances. Ukraine also renounces its desire to return Crimea and Donbass by military means, and Ukraine declares itself a permanently neutral state under international legal guarantees.
In turn, Mikhail Podolyak said that issues of the future of Crimea and Donbass will be discussed in talks between the presidents Ukraine and Russia.
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