Kuleba (Ukrainian Foreign Minister): Implement part of the EU sanctions against Russia from now on

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has called for some of the EU sanctions against Russia, urging Europe to “send clear messages” to Moscow.

Arriving at the Foreign Ministry, where he will attend, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister said that “there are many decisions that the EU can take now, to send clear messages to Russia, that escalation will not be tolerated and that Ukraine This includes not only political messages, but very specific actions: supporting the development of our defense sector, supporting Ukraine’s cybersecurity, imposing some of the sanctions. This is the message I will convey to colleagues. my”.

“We believe that there are good reasons for imposing some of the sanctions now so that the EU can show that it is not talking about sanctions just to talk,” Kuleba added.

He also noted that “the attack on Ukraine began in 2014 and what we are seeing lately is being done by Russia to escalate the situation in a hybrid way. We are seeing misinformation, cyber attacks and increased military activity.”

“I spoke with Foreign Minister Blinken at night, about 2 a.m. Brussels time, and he told me about the initiative for a meeting between President Biden and President Putin. We welcome this initiative,” he said, calling for a diplomatic solution. .

“Secretary Blinken has assured me that, as it stands now, no decisions will be taken on Ukraine behind Ukraine’s back,” said Dmitry Kuleba, stressing that he was working closely with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

“We, as people, as people who desperately want to avoid a war, hope that the two presidents will leave the room with an agreement to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine. This will send a clear message that Russia is ready for de-escalation. If this “It does not happen, it means that we live in the logic of escalation from Russia,” he added.