– It is obvious that Russia does not want peace now. Ukraine is ready for peace conversations and shows that it really wants to find a solution, “said Stenergard on Friday in Washington after meeting high -ranking US officials, including the Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Department of State.
According to her The United States “could also realize”that it is not possible to quickly end the Kremlin war in Ukraine. “We have to prepare for the fact that it will last a little longer than we thought,” she said on Friday evening at the Atlantic Council, the Washington Think Tank.
– And we should never be naive to Russia. They will agree to agree only when we force them to do so, not because they want it ourselves. So we must be prepared – emphasized the diplomat.
The statement of Stenergard appeared when Putin justified his war, returning to the controversial narrative and stated that theoretically “all of Ukraine belongs to us.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskov went even further, suggesting that Moscow would not agree to the suspension of weapons in Ukraine. He stated that Russia currently has a “strategic advantage” on the battlefield and intends to continue the offensive.
In response to the question of the correspondent “Kyiv Post” about the reaction of Washington, a spokeswoman for the Tammy Bruce Department of State refused to comment on the statements of Russian officials. She said that “we will not listen to what they say, we will watch what they are doing.”
“It's about dealing with certain situations in a complex way,” Bruce added.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Stenergard believes that partners around the world who believe in world order based on principles and territorial integrity should invest in Ukraine and ensure its victory in the war “or at least achieving an acceptable peace, which can also be long -lasting.”
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“We also need to increase pressure on Russia,” she said, emphasizing that support for Ukraine is the main priority of Sweden's foreign policy.
“We are currently intensifying actions, and Scandinavian countries are really leading in this field,” she said, adding that the investments of Western allies in defense should be “one side of the medal and support for Ukraine the other”.
“If we do not stop Russia, he will come back and attack again”
– This is equally important, because the threat from Russia is real to us, and when they end the actions in Ukraine – if a permanent and long -lasting peace is not concluded – they will come back, regroup, strengthen and attack again, This time maybe even closer to us She added.
Stenergard added that in the event of an agreement on the suspension of weapons between Russia and Ukraine, there must be some kind of security guarantees. Sweden is part of the “coalition of volunteers” and is ready to make its contribution if the need arises. In the meantime, the Minister of Foreign Affairs predicted that “Unfortunately, some kind of support from the United States would be necessary.”
– I think that for many, many years Russia will pose a real threat to Europe and Sweden, and therefore we take this historical investment in our defense. Stenergard summed up.
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