Time for negotiations with Russian Federation has not yet come, - Steinmeier
Україна потребує справедливого миру, отже мирні переговори можуть розпочатися лише тоді, коли для цього будуть створені відповідні умови, які поки що не склалися.
This was stated by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrinform.
"At this time, we must admit that the situation for negotiations or a ceasefire has obviously not yet arrived," the German president said.
He added that these issues will also not be resolved without Ukraine.
The German president does not see a ceasefire without guaranteeing that future peace will be fair as a way out of the situation. Those who demand this, he noted, should not forget that "if Ukraine stops defending itself, it will mean the end of Ukraine."
Speaking about future security guarantees for Ukraine, Steinmeier noted that NATO allies are conducting confidential consultations on what they should look like. He considers it wrong to disclose the details of the agreements at this stage and hopes that the partners will reach a consensus.
Anyone who claims to know when this war will end is lying, Steinmeier said and stopped short of giving his own prediction. According to him, the war that Russia launched against Ukraine on February 24 and which brought unbearable suffering and hundreds of thousands of victims has been going on for "too long", but Russia can stop it very quickly, even today - if it withdraws its troops from Ukrainian territory.
Steinmeier recognized the naivety of the then policy not only of Germany, but also of the entire West towards Russia, which envisaged the integration of the Russian Federation into the common European security architecture.
