BRUSSELS, April 17 () –
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, pointed out this Wednesday that Europe has to learn from history and from the mistake of treating the civil war in Spain, the rise of fascism in Italy or Nazism in Germany as a crisis in the 1930s. separated and now make Russia lose the war in Ukraine by sending more air defense systems and stop Moscow's cycle of violence.
In a meeting with journalists in Brussels prior to the Baltic leader, she gave the Spanish civil war, the German occupation of the Rhineland, the Italian invasion of Ethiopia or the Japanese invasion of Manchuria as examples of how Europe has to respond to the threat it currently represents. Russia.
“If we look at the current wars and conflicts we should not make the same mistake. They are all connected and everything depends on our response to Russian aggression in Ukraine being weak,” he argued.
Kallas has thus warned that Russia expects European unity to “crack” and attention to be divided in the face of different conflicts. “The question is whether we have learned from history,” he assured, insisting that just like the powers, Iran and Russia are currently seen cooperating to take advantage of “the chaos” as happened in the decade before the Second World War when ” no response” to Germany. “When an invasion pays off, it is an invitation to do it elsewhere,” he added.
HELP UKRAINE JUST AS ISRAEL
In any case, the Estonian Prime Minister has called on the 27 to demonstrate their willingness to “defeat” Russia in the conflict in Ukraine by strengthening the military aid it provides to kyiv. Specifically, she has asked that European partners that have anti-aircraft defense systems, such as Spain, strengthen the capacity of the Ukrainian Army against the “night and day” bombings of the Russian Army.
In his opinion, “if the allies can shoot down drones in Israel, they can also do it in Ukraine”, thus echoing the request of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for his allies to do more in their defense. Ukraine reproaches its partners for not receiving the same help as Israel, which last Saturday had help from the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Jordan to repel Tehran's drone and missile offensive.
“This shows that we can do more and we can give air aid to Ukraine in the same way,” he said, noting that it is “cheaper” and “easier” to avoid an all-out war with Russia if military aid is sent to Ukraine and It is Ukrainian troops that repel Russian air attacks.
“We have to do more, it concerns us all. We all have to do more,” he assured, pointing out that sometimes it is difficult to “explain” the crisis in member states far from Russia but the offensive also affects everyone with greater migratory pressure. or with climate problems. “Everything must be done to prevent the war from escalating. That is why we must invest in Defense and give more help to Ukraine,” she summarized.
Regarding the peace conference that Switzerland will organize before the summer, the Baltic leader has warned of the “traps” involved in this type of initiative that could end up generating more pressure on Ukraine to achieve a peace agreement that benefits Russia.
If Moscow accepts any of the less sensitive parts of Zelensky's peace formula, without compromising on issues such as the territorial integrity or sovereignty of Ukraine, it can use this forum to appear to be giving in and turn the situation around to put more pressure on kyiv, the Prime Minister of Estonia has warned. “The distorted image can be given that he gives in when in reality he does not accept anything and the invasion is worth it,” she has warned.
That is why Kallas has pointed out that as long as Russia does not change its objectives and admit the territorial integrity of Ukraine there will be no lasting peace in Eastern Europe. “Of course we have to talk but we have to be alert to the traps along the way,” he warned.
