The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reacted to the cynical statements of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban about the ineffectiveness of EU sanctions against Russia.
The Ministry stressed that “It's important to call a spade a spade.” The speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry succinctly explained the “second” Russia that “Europe found itself in an economic crisis not because of sanctions, but because of Russia's hybrid war.”
The representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wrote his comment on Facebook.
Sanctions did not shake Russia—a classic example of Russian propaganda.The sanctions are effective, they have significantly reduced the ability of the Russian military machine to wage war against Ukraine. Providing Ukraine with weapons saves the lives of Ukrainians. If sanctions and weapons were ineffective, the Kremlin would not have used the insane, would not have tried to stop them,” Nikolenko wrote.
He noted that Orban's rhetoric is “elements of one Russian plan, the goal of which is to blow up peace and prosperity in European countries”.
“Turning a blind eye to Russia’s crimes in Ukraine will not restore peace in Europe. Putin will not stop until he destroys the European order based on democratic values. One should not hope that concessions or fertilization will induce the Kremlin to appease its aggressive appetites,” the statement says. his message. .
Nikolenko stressed that the EU's concept of a war in Ukraine should be based “on common decisive action and unity” that will help stop the war and hold Russia accountable for its crimes.
< strong>“Without peace and stability in Ukraine, there will be no peace and stability either in Hungary or in Europe as a whole. Europe's strategy must be based on common decisive actions and unity that will help stop the war and hold Russia accountable for its crimes. And we are grateful to our Europeans. Together we will definitely defeat Russia, even despite the fears of the head of the Hungarian government that the Russian army has an “asymmetric advantage,” summed up the representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Recall, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, having a pro-Kremlin stance, criticized EU anti-Russian sanctions and called on Europe for a new strategy for the war in Ukraine.According to him, the new concept should focus on peace negotiations and drafting a peace proposal “instead of winning the war. In addition, in his opinion, the current Western strategy regarding Ukraine has failed as governments in Europe are “falling apart like dominoes” and energy prices are grew rapidly.
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