Published February 12,2024
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Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas warned that the warfare in Ukraine will proceed till Russia realizes that successful is unimaginable, whereas urging Ukraine’s Western allies to proceed supporting Ukraine militarily and financially.
Russia is gearing up for a chronic battle and the West mustn’t run into the “various traps” which were arrange by the Kremlin, mentioned Kallas in an interview with the Austrian news outlet Der Standard, printed Sunday.
“It is a mistake to believe that the war can be won quickly,” she added.
Kallas believes that negotiating peace with Moscow doesn’t imply that “everything would be peaceful,” as “If we accept the land grab, Russia’s needs would be met.”
The prime minister additional emphasised that being scared of Russia would solely provoke Kremlin additional.
“Weakness provokes Russia, not strength,” she mentioned.
Her warning comes amid uncertainty over the long-term stability of Western help to Ukraine.
As the nation enters its third 12 months at warfare, the long-term stability of Western help to Ukraine is doubtful.
Since the start of the warfare, the U.S. has been Ukraine’s largest supporter, nevertheless the army help has been frozen as of Dec. 6 after the U.S. Senate didn’t approve the invoice for financing help to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
Last week a delegation of representatives from Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia and Lithuania visited the U.S. Congress to shore up continued help for Ukraine, nevertheless no deal was made since, and the help stays blocked.
Kallas urged the West to proceed supporting Ukraine in defending itself in opposition to Russia.
“We have to believe in a Ukrainian victory, not the narrative that Russia will win anyway. Russia wants us to believe that Ukraine cannot win, so we stop supporting it,” Kallas expressed.
When requested if she fears that the U.S. will flip away from Europe if former American Donald Trump will get reelected, she identified that elections are at all times turbulent occasions and that the European nations should proceed to work with the allies, “no matter who they elect to lead their political leadership.”
“We survived when Donald Trump led the United States for the first time. We would survive it this time too if it came to that. But we must do everything we can to defend ourselves now, before these US elections,” mentioned Kallas.
Source: www.anews.com.tr