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Sergey Stanishev. Staff BNT
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“This is a failure of politics for the last 20 years.” This is how the former Prime Minister of Bulgaria Sergey Stanishev commented on the war in Ukraine.
I can hardly understand, like any normal person, this new reality in which we live. This is a fratricidal war for which there is no excuse. The leadership of Russia is responsible for starting it. But let’s be objective – there are no innocents here. This is a failure. of politics for the last 20 years “, he said in” Since the day “on BNT.
“President Putin has been consistent – since 2007 he has given signals that have not been heard. “Looking at Zelensky’s position, I wonder if he didn’t think about the consequences when he refused to implement the Minsk agreement and when he said at the Munich conference, literally two weeks before the war, that he was considering returning to nuclear power status,” he said.
According to Stanishev, the European Union has reacted firmly in the given situation within its capabilities and so it should.
“There is another line. There are constant calls to declare the whole sky of Ukraine a no-fly zone, which would mean a conflict between NATO and Russia. We cannot allow it, it would turn into a world war with all the consequences, “he was adamant.
Stanishev believes that there are many historical facts in Putin’s argument about the war. “One cannot talk about the denazification of Ukraine or that it is a fascist state. But there is an extreme fascist right there, which I have always said and I have expressed my concern about the trends that became apparent after 2014 with dozens of monuments to Bandera, “said the President of the European Socialists.
Regarding the sanctions against Russia, Stanishev commented: “We as socialists believe that when there is a war, firmness must be shown. The only tool Europe has at its disposal is to take economic action. We had a long discussion with the delegation of the Bulgarian Socialists, in which we decided that there are sanctions that we cannot support because they go beyond common sense. For example, to stop buying gas and oil from Russia. “
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