The EU diplomat noted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, having decided to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, “was wrong about almost everything” – in particular, in the ability to control the EU countries due to energy dependence.
“Putin is going to sacrifice his people and his army for his personal and political survival, which is why it is so difficult to negotiate peace,” Borrell said.
At the same time, Borrell positively assessed the latest talks on the Ukrainian “peace formula” in Saudi Arabia, noting China’s participation in them: “Although China will never say directly that it reduces its support for Russia or contributes to its clear defeat. Beijing is not at all satisfied with the current situation. At least with references to nuclear weapons.”
Commenting on the EU policy towards China and the challenges it raises, Borrell said that it is impossible to compare Beijing and Moscow.
“First of all, China is not Russia. China is a real geopolitical actor, while Russia is an economic dwarf, like a gas station whose owner has an atomic bomb“, Borrell later noted, paraphrasing the famous expression of the late US Senator John McCain.
A word from McCain
In July 2015, a US senator edited out his famous comment about Russia, calling it a mafia-run gas station.
In his opinion, if the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is not immediately stopped, the Euro-Atlantic security system will fail.
Back in those years, he believed that the best thing the United States could do was to give Ukraine weapons.
Read urgent and important messages about Russia’s war against Ukraine on the channel RBC-Ukraine on Telegram.
2023-08-19 19:55:40
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