According to him, this is one of the ways to put pressure on Russia so that it “knows which side we are on.”
Brussels – As long as the war continues and as long as Russia attacks Ukraine, there is no reason to soften the sanctions against Moscow. This was stated today by the head of Czech diplomacy Petr Macinka before arriving at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. One of the main topics of today’s meeting is the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. By the end of February, it will have been four years since it began, and on this occasion the EU is preparing a new, already twentieth package of sanctions against Moscow.
“I think that as long as the war continues, as long as Russia attacks Ukraine, there is probably no reason to soften the sanctions,” the Czech minister said in response to the planned package of restrictions. According to him, it is one of the ways to put pressure on Russia so that it “knows which side we are on”.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloniová stated at the beginning of January that “the time has come for Europe to start negotiating about the war in Ukraine also with Russia.” She specifically spoke in favor of creating the position of a European special envoy, which would allow Europe to speak with one voice. “If we do nothing of the sort, we may also find ourselves completely out of the picture, so I think that at a certain time and at a certain moment it might not be a bad idea for Europe to have its own representative who will take part in peace negotiations,” Macinka told journalists. “It is better to be there than not to be there,” he added. (29 January)
