Peace is not in sight at moment because Russia does not want peace, - Spanish Foreign Minister Albares
Only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks about peace. Vladimir Putin always talks about war.
According to Censor.NET, citing Yevropeiska Pravda, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said this in an interview with El Diario.
Answering a question about the possibility of a peaceful settlement with the help of the United States, but with Europe's removal from the processes, Albares said that he would not want to "invent political fiction."
"Unfortunately, there is no peace in sight at the moment because one of the two sides, Russia, does not want peace. Who is talking about peace? Who presented the peace plans? It has always been the Ukrainian side, President Zelenskyy," the Spanish minister said.
He emphasized that Europeans would support any plan for a just peace.
"However, when I hear the Russian president speak, he always talks about the war, about not giving up the war, about winning the war. But, in any case, when peace is achieved, Spain and the Europeans are very clear about the conditions under which it should be achieved: we cannot decide anything about Ukraine, which is a sovereign state with a democratically elected president, without them setting the parameters," Albares said.
He added that since it is a matter of European security, Europe's voice should also be represented in potential peace talks.
As a reminder, the United States is ready to increase sanctions pressure on Russia if it does not enter into peace talks.
