The head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov powerfully criticized Western attempts to make a safety warrant for Ukraine without Moscow's participation. "The West understands perfectly that serious discussion of safety guarantees without Russia is simply a utopia, a road leading nowhere" - he stated after gathering Jordanian abroad Minister.
The Minister added categorically: "We cannot accept that collective safety issues should now be dealt with without Russia". Lavrow stated that European politicians are trying to "ineptly" influence Donald Trump on Ukraine, accusing them of leading them to a "aggressive escalation of the situation" without presenting "no constructive ideas".
Russian evaluation of European policy
"Europeans are only trying to keep the United States in the arms race for now" - said Lavrow. He welcomed the fact that "it's completely brawl, confrontational and inciting to war a position finds no reflection in the current American administration," which he felt was "helping to destruct the first causes of the conflict".
According to reports onet.pl, the European strategy assumes deliberate cooperation with Trump's peaceful efforts to uncover Putin's deficiency of genuine commitment to the end of the war. Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed "accelerated dynamics" in diplomatic efforts after meetings in Washington, D.C., as reported by polsatnews.pl.
Position towards NATO and the quota
Russia sees NATO's expansion along its borders as an existential threat, and Ukraine's desire to join the Alliance was 1 of the reasons for Russian aggression as assessed by the AFP agency. The Kremlin besides categorically disagrees with the deployment of the European military contingent in Ukraine following the conclusion of the peace agreement, as proposed by respective EU countries, including France.
According to banker.pl, Italy proposed alternate safety guarantees for Ukraine in the kind of Article 5 NATO, which would supply collective defence without physical presence of the contingent in the Ukrainian territory.
Minister Lavrow stressed Russia's readiness to negociate "at all level of delegation", as reported by PAP. However, he warned that the gathering of leaders should be "a negotiation cumination" prepared with "highest care" to prevent the "depravation".
Sources used: "PAP", "onet.pl", "polsatnews.pl", "bankier.pl", "AFP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
