The sanctions were able to stop Russia’s plans to occupy Ukraine, and without the restrictions of the West, “the Russians would already be near Kiev.”
This opinion was expressed on the air of “Right to Power” on Thursday, May 6, by the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lithuanian Parliament. Pavilenis Sigismund… The program was broadcast on the YouTube channel TSN (scroll to the end to watch the video).
“If it were not for the sanctions of the European Union and not for unity with America, the Russians, the Kremlin would already be near Kiev,” he said.
The West, as the European politician noted, really made a lot of mistakes in terms of its policy on the Russian Federation, and “woke up only after the occupation of Crimea.” “But now we are united,” Zhigimantas said.
He believes that it makes no sense for Ukraine to conduct a dialogue with the aggressor, because only when Lithuania joined NATO (this was in 2004), “the Russians began to notice them.”
Without organizations such as NATO and the EU, “it will be a policy of destruction,” the expert said.
“You are the greatest hope now. Because by saving your democracy and freedom, the whole region will be saved: Moldova, Georgia, and [это] even hope for the Russians, “he said.
Zhigimantas also advised Ukraine not to succumb to Kremlin propaganda and choose the path of European integration.
We suggest looking at a fragment of the program:
As previously wrote OBOZREVATELPavilenis Zhigimantas believes that Ukraine’s relations with Europe and America are a historic opportunity for the country, and the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is a “big investment” in the state.
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