cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/43626010
Any peace deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine will only last if Moscow makes real concessions, including limiting the size of its armed forces and curbing its growing military budget, the EU’s top diplomat has said.
In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera published on Friday, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, warned that without meaningful concessions from Moscow, Europe risks facing new conflicts elsewhere.
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The problem for peace is Russia,” Kallas said, adding: “Even if Ukraine received security guarantees, without concessions from the Russian side, we would have other wars, perhaps not in Ukraine but elsewhere.”
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Kallas said that Kyiv and its allies “certainly welcome the momentum toward peace that the U.S. administration is showing,” but cautioned that Russia lacks a “genuine will for peace.”
“It [Russia] is constantly bombing Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure,” she told Corriere della Sera, stressing that “first we need to see a ceasefire.”
She said that in order to achieve sustainable peace, it is necessary to ensure that “Russia does not attack again”, adding that this requires clear concessions from Moscow.
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"We need concessions from Russia, whether that means limiting its army or restraining its military budget,” said Kallas, who served as Estonia’s prime minister from 2016 to 2021.
Moscow has significantly increased its military budget in recent years, diverting vast resources toward the defense industry to sustain its war in Ukraine.
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Russia should stop beimg a fucking agressor and jail Putin if any peace is to be had. It’s just escalation from here on out otherwise. I wonder if the gremlin-0ligarchs have kidnapped their harems for their underground nuclear winter living already or if they’re still shopping?
Yeah when a place has a leader like that there is not much point to any agreement with the country. Mostly just need to avoid, isolate, defend against them. Until leadership truly changes and even then you need to see some serious reform.
Now there’s 2 places with “leaders” like that. It’s sad how nazis can multiply like cockroaches, you don’t really see them until they’re everywhere, this planet is a mess now…
I don’t see how a permenant peace can be had without Russians overthrowing their government in favor of a real liberal democracy, or Russia Balkanizing and being perpetually distracted by internal conflict.