“I hope we will never again encounter a situation where increased pressure on sanctions requires Bucha-like brutality.” This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba on his visit to NATO, who listed “weapons, weapons and ammunition.”
At the beginning of the meeting, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, agreed with him: “Zelensky has a lot of support, but what he really needs is weapons. Good words, but the main thing is more resources, more military capabilities, more sanctions, more international isolation of Russia. I hope that today the fifth package of sanctions will finally be approved by the EU ambassadors and I will be able to announce new measures when I travel to Kyiv. “I also hope that Russia will suspend the UN Human Rights Committee.”
“The more weapons we have and the sooner they reach Ukraine, the more lives will be saved,” Kuleba said. This is my message to the allies, it’s very simple. And I urge all allies to bury their doubts in order to provide Ukraine with everything it needs. “No matter how strange it may seem, today the weapon serves the purpose of peace.”
“I do not think Ukrainians should pay for their lives, health and suffering because of the political will of their partners to impose sanctions,” Kuleb said.
Regarding the sanctions, Borrell explained that the embargo on Russian oil: “It is not in the package that is being considered today, which contains coal. But it will be discussed by EU foreign ministers on Monday. I hope he will be adopted sooner. ”
In this regard, the Ukrainian minister pointed to the German government: “Germany has taken a revolutionary step, changing its position on the supply of weapons and the refusal to supply anti-tank weapons to Ukraine. However, it is clear that Germany can do more and we are working with the German government to provide us with additional weapons. What worries me the most is the timing of procedures and decision-making in Berlin. “As long as Berlin has time, not Kiev.”
In this way, Kuleba specified the type of weapons required: “airplanes, small-range missiles, armored vehicles and heavy anti-aircraft defense systems.”
“Germany is supporting Ukraine with its defense capabilities, with various weapons, and we are looking at how we can support them more in the future,” said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
“There are two ways to supply arms,” he said. . The second approach is completely different: “We will provide Ukraine with all the necessary weapons so that neither we nor NATO will have to fight in this war, because the Ukrainians will do it for us.” I believe that the treatment offered by Ukraine is fair. “They are giving us weapons, we are sacrificing our lives and the war in Ukraine has stopped.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg explained that “NATO allies supply many different types of weapons, as well as heavier systems, advanced systems and systems that can shoot down aircraft and, of course, attack Russian armor.”
“What we also saw,” Stoltenberg said, “is that we need gun support and increased sanctions.” And I welcome the fact that NATO allies are now in the process of tightening sanctions against Russia. NATO supports Ukraine but does not send troops to the ground: we have a responsibility to ensure that this conflict does not spread beyond Ukraine and become even more deadly, more dangerous and more destructive.
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Source: El Diario
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