Krisjanis Karins warned about aggressive Russian imperialism and advocated strong defense of NATO.
Even when current Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves the scene, Russian imperial claims, which are now having a devastating effect in Ukraine, will continue to threaten Europe. This opinion was expressed by Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins in an interview with The Telegraph.
According to him, Russia is still an imperialist country that looks at the world the way “some European countries did perhaps 100-150 years ago.”
“From NATO’s point of view, we will have to deal with a problematic Russia, a dangerous Russia, for a long time. Even after this war ends – and all wars end eventually – we will still have a problem with Russia that will not be directly related to Putin’s rule “, predicts the Latvian diplomat.
He noted that there are so far no signs that there is any movement in Russia led by a leader who professes liberal ideas, and, therefore, the threat from the Russian Federation requires NATO to have a strong and transparent policy of containment and strengthening military support for Ukraine in its confrontation with Russia.
“This is a very difficult part of the war. … Ukraine has absolutely the highest fighting spirit. … They will teach us how to use drones in such conflicts. But you cannot escape from the basics. Ukraine needs weapons, Ukraine needs ammunition,” Karins concluded.
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The other day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the use of Russian assets and the creation of a long-range artillery coalition. During a joint press conference in Berlin with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Scholz assured that Germany, France and Poland support Ukraine.
At the same time, according to him, “it is also clear that the countries are not at war with Russia,” but will purchase more weapons for Kyiv on the world market, and also increase weapons production in Ukraine with partners.
During the same meeting, Macron said that countries will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary, since “the security of all of Europe is at stake in Ukraine.”
