Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a train to KyivMOSCOW, June 16 Despite calls for a quick diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, a group of European leaders in the form of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron will not be able to achieve the desired result from Kyiv. This was stated by Lucio Caracciolo, columnist for the La Stampa newspaper. The author of the article believes that the current situation in Ukraine causes a «headache» in many European countries. >The ambassador of Ukraine demanded weapons from Scholz in exchange for the status of «peacemaker» «Since the Italian, French and German leaders fear that prolonging the conflict may call into question the fragile economic, social and political balance in their countries, Zelensky will be asked to agree to ceasefire negotiations (nominally peaceful) before it's too late. For him and especially for us. Although, of course, we will publicly confirm that Kyiv decides how and when to negotiate,» Caracciolo explained. Nevertheless, the conflict provokes some countries to bellicose statements and actions. Poland (“out of conviction”) and Great Britain (“out of the calling of identity, because the Great Game never ends”) are calling for its escalation, the observer noted.
"Let's be clear: in order to achieve this outcome, it is necessary not only to heavily arm the Ukrainians — who complain about the huge gap between the promised and delivered weapons — but also to massively deploy unofficial mercenaries on the ground. Or risk war with Russia by formally deploying your own forces. There are no other ways to victory (or disaster),» Caracciolo believes.
The author of the material came to the conclusion that only Moscow and Washington have real negotiating power, whose strictly confidential dialogue can end the conflict.
Macron, Scholz and Draghi to discuss aid to Ukraine in Kyiv aimed at masking the terms of underground negotiations when it was decided to have a serious dialogue. <…> It hurts to think that there is little we can do about it. It hurts even more to think that we are the masters of the game, «summed up Caracciolo. Mario Draghi, Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz arrived in Kyiv this morning. The offices did not announce the visit due to security concerns.
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