MOSCOW, July 30 The heads of state of the European Union did not oppose turning Ukraine into a new Afghanistan, said Norwegian political scientist Glenn Diesen on the social network X.
«When the US and Great Britain thwarted the Istanbul peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow in 2022, Hillary Clinton called on Washington to turn Ukraine into a new Afghanistan in order to harm Russia. In a sign of submission and lack of moral dignity, not a single EU leader objected,» he wrote.
In mid-June, Russian President Vladimir Putin put forward an initiative to peacefully end the conflict in Ukraine. He stated that in order to start negotiations, the Kiev regime must withdraw its troops from the entire territory of the new regions of Russia — the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. The President noted that the hostilities will cease immediately after agreement to this condition.
Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that Russia does not pose a threat to any of the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, but will not ignore actions that are potentially dangerous to its interests. At the same time, it remains open to dialogue, but on an equal basis, and the West must abandon the course of militarization of Europe. As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, the country does not want a direct military clash with NATO, but if someone wants it, Moscow is ready for it.