“Europe has already reached an agreement with Ukraine and any fresh agreement should be in line with EU law,” noted Chief Annalena Baerbock at a conference in Kiev with Head of Ukrainian diplomacy Andrij Sybiha on Tuesday.
The Head of the German MFA stressed that the European Union is conducting a dialog with stakeholders so that Ukraine can negociate from a position of force. “ After all, it is our European continent,” explained the politician quoted by Reuter.
Earlier, Andrij Sybiha confirmed that Kiev had received a fresh draft natural material agreement from Washington, D.C., and has already been working with American partners to sign this agreement. The agreement under discussion concerns the United States' usage of Ukrainian mineral resources.
Head of the German diplomacy on the end of the war. "Nothing has changed"
During her visit to Kiev, Annalena Baerbock besides talked about the war that Russia is conducting against Ukraine and how to accomplish peace. — The Ukrainian people, European people, want peace. Ukraine has made it clear that not only is it ready for this, it will accept the ceasefire without any conditions. The only 1 who doesn't is the president of Russia. The reality shows that Vladimir Putin's strategy is not peace, but further destruction. Unfortunately, nothing has changed in this regard, she said.
The head of the German MFA pointed out that despite Moscow and Kiev's approval to suspend common attacks on energy infrastructure facilities, Russia continues to hit Ukraine's energy.
— That is why it is so crucial that in all these negotiations we always remember that Putin is playing ahead. He maneuvers to exit the agreement, continuing an aggressive war in violation of global law and escalating violent drone attacks on residential buildings. In this situation Putin cannot be trusted, said Annalena Baerbock.
