EU’s Kaja Kallas emphasised that even during the Alaska summit, Russia resumed its attacks on Ukrainian territory. She said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is “still trying to stall and hoping it will go without consequences.”

“He left Anchorage without making any commitment to stop the killing,” the official added.

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In her opinion, the war will not stop until Russia “realises that it is no longer possible to continue it”.

Therefore, Europe will continue to strengthen its support for Ukraine, including through the preparation of a new, 19th package of sanctions against Moscow, the European official assured.

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Kallas noted that European security issues cannot be a bargaining chip.

The root of the war lies in Russia’s imperialist policy, not in the alleged imbalance of the European security architecture,” she concluded.

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  • Mika@sopuli.xyz
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    22 hours ago

    Literally from your article:

    That decision caused some consternation in Kyiv, which was initially reluctant to sign but backed down after U.S. President Bill Clinton implied that such refusal could damage bilateral Ukraine-U.S. relations, according to those involved in the negotiations.

    USA actions in the 90s caused this war today. If those politicians didn’t try to “reset the relationships with russia” at the cost of Ukraine, russians wouldn’t dare to launch the full scale invasion.

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      The USA could have given guarantees after the reset failed. The USA don’t seem to care about looks.