Kaja Kallas, EU Excessive Consultant for Overseas Affairs and Safety Coverage, has stated that the best menace posed by Russia is that it’s gaining extra on the negotiating desk than it has achieved on the battlefield.
Supply: Kallas's speech on the Munich Safety Convention, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Kallas famous that Russia has "barely superior" past the 2014 entrance line at the price of 1.2 million casualties, whereas Moscow is making unrealistic calls for in negotiations.
Quote: "Right this moment Russia is damaged, its financial system is in shreds, it’s disconnected from the European vitality markets, and its personal residents are fleeing. The truth is, the best menace Russia presents proper now’s that it positive aspects extra on the negotiation desk than it has achieved on the battlefield."
Particulars: Kallas added that what issues isn’t merely having a seat on the negotiating desk, however understanding what needs to be negotiated.
Quote: "How we see it is vitally easy, Russia's maximalist calls for can’t be met with minimalist response. Give it some thought, if Ukraine's army is to be restricted in dimension, Russia needs to be too. The place Russia has brought about harm in Ukraine, Russia ought to pay."
Particulars: Kallas stated that compensation for the harm inflicted on Ukraine, the return of deported Ukrainian kids, and no amnesty for warfare crimes represent the minimal Russia should settle for if it genuinely seeks peace.
She added that as Europe doesn’t see readiness for negotiations from the Kremlin, it should proceed rearmament.
Background:
- On 10 February, Kallas stated she would provoke a dialogue with EU member states relating to an inventory of concessions that Europe ought to demand from Russia as a part of a possible settlement to finish Russia's warfare towards Ukraine.
- She has beforehand warned that specializing in concessions from Ukraine dangers blurring Russia's duty for launching its aggression.
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