“Western capitals should stop offering peace talks to President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and instead ensure that their promises regarding security guarantees to Kyiv are not “empty,” said Kaya Callas, the chief diplomat of the European Union.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European truth” with reference to the Financial Times
Details: On the eve of the summit of EU leaders on December 19, Callas said that it is pointless to push Zelensky for peace talks when the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, shows no desire to end the war.
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The direct speech of the chief diplomat of the EU: “It makes no sense to push Zelensky for negotiations when Putin does not want to talk. We cannot talk about peacekeepers when there is no peace. And why is there no peace? Because Russia does not want peace.”
She emphasized that it is much cheaper to support Ukraine now than to endure the war later, because “Russia has not changed its goals” and one must be “very honest with ourselves in this matter.”
Kallas also noted that the big question remains what are the security guarantees for Ukraine.
“What is it really that is tangible? If it’s not troops, if it’s not long-range weapons, what is it that actually protects you and defends you when you’re attacked?” she asked.
Kallas asked that the EU member states, which have signed agreements on security guarantees with Ukraine, “are actually ready to put on the negotiating table so that these security guarantees are not an empty sound?”.
She added that the EU should not underestimate its own strength and overestimate the strength of Russia, but should do everything to “strengthen Ukraine right now, because the stronger they are on the battlefield, the stronger they will be at the negotiating table – if they come to that.” “.
Prehistory:
- As is known, Donald Trump’s team is currently considering a plan to end hostilities in Ukraine and is conducting discussions with the current US administration and the Ukrainian side.
- Trump also recently assured that his team is working on “ending the war” in Ukraine and has made “some progress.”
- It should be noted that Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is skeptical about the idea of peace negotiations with Russia at the current stage of the war, when Russia is in a strong position.