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EU top diplomat Kallas says Russia has no intention of stopping the war as the bloc prepares 19th sanctions package against Moscow

en.socportal.info Kallas: Russia has no intention of stopping the war anytime soon

The EU is preparing a new sanctions package against Russia.Russia, as an aggressor country, is not going to end the war against Ukraine in the foreseeable future. This was stated by the European Union's head of diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, on Platform X. President Trump's determination to reach a peace s...

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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These packages should've come all at once right from the start. Why is the EU still pulling its punches?
- Yes, and they should have started in 2014 already.
- Some countries and their business sector managed to get themselves tied to Russia and aren't keen to lose that money
  
  Fuck all of them. If you choose to do business with fascists and dictators you deserve to lose everything.
- Because EU cannot afford high inflation with stagnating growth

Sanctions should be expanded, but I think boots on the ground should be started, not as a NATO action, but as individual countries, with autonomous command.

Sanctions will not work because russia is getting help from china, india. EU, USA and the west needs to put embargo, heavy sanctions and even threat of attack to india to stop it trading with russia. Otherwise putting sanctions is of no use.
- India refines the oil and sends oil products to the West. They are very vulnerable to sanctions actually.
  China though, I don't even know what kind of leverage the united West could have on it, and the West is far from being united right now.
  
  They would have to stop arming Taiwan. The Chinese are backing Russia because their leaders believe powerful nations should have a right to eliminate "threats" near their borders. But I think it is also more likely that China received secret promises and material concessions from Russia over Taiwan and other nations.
- Sure, let's threaten countries. That will make them come crawling to us. India and China have already started improving ties since the whole 25% additional tariff fiasco. Do you want to weaken them or strengthen them?
  
  Do you really think india is strong enough or has cards to play ? India is an under developing country. It's agricultural economy. They need technology of the west to survive. India is hopeless. China is hostile to india. China wants to annex parts of india. What india is doing today will bite their ass in the future. When tomorrow china attacks india, then the west won't do anything. If you look at UNO. They are useless. They couldn't prevent russia and israel. It may be difficult to coerce china. But india is doable. I feel west, USA should threaten india with heavy sanctions and even war and non recognition of its territories. USA should ask for freedom of kashmir, freedom of india's north east region especially arunachal pradesh, freedom of punjab/sikh people. What india is doing against ukraine is very bad. West should punish india severely.

Lol. 19th package. Meaning the other 18 were ineffective. Also meaning they are afraid to go all in.
It sucks to have an economy fully dependent on your enemy

Europeans need all their armies on the eastern front. Yesterday. Hitler 2.0 is flanking you.

Not that it matters but the EU had insisted that it's up to Ukraine to negotiate. The meeting ended with Trump saying that it's up to Zelenskyy to negotiate a ceasefire.
“He left Anchorage without making any commitment to stop the killing,” the official added.
Why should there be one at that point? It would question Zelenskyyk's authority.
- Kallas was apparently referring to Putin. He (Putin) left Anchorage without making any commitment to stop the killing.
  This has nothing to do with Zelenskyyk or his authority.
  
  Yes, she was referring to Putin. Why should Putin make that commitment after meeting Trump?
- Trump said it's up to Zelensky because this idiot achieved nothing for Ukraine. Russia offers capitulation to Ukraine - exchange territory Ukraine controls for a ceasefire. It puts Ukraine in a worse position than before and makes it easier for russia to take Ukraine later.
  Ceasefire, because "long lasting peace" being based on agreement with russia, and either this agreement gonna be unique agreement, the one they aren't gonna break unilaterally as they did with all agreements before, or, more likely, it's a waste of paper.
  Without Ukraine being in some military alliance that requires boots on the ground means russia will break it. Military assurances Trump is proposing to Ukraine are basically the same level of help we took for granted from Biden admin. And again, not like USA has a history of being fair in promises given to Ukraine, see Budapest memorandum.
  
  USA has a history of being fair in promises given to Ukraine, see Budapest memorandum.
  It, meaning Budapest, was assurance, not guarantee, with explicit notes that stressed that the English meaning was relevant. No diplomat could have expected more.
  The sad thing is that the public was kept in the dark.
  But even if you look at Nato, there is no requirement for boots on the ground.
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