Kallas responds to Trump’s comment on Russian strike on Sumy: Russia made mistake by attacking Ukraine
Russia must realize that it made a mistake when it launched its attack on Ukraine, as it has failed to break the will of the Ukrainian people.
This was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas at a press conference following the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, according to Ukrinform, reported by Censor.NET.
Kallas was asked what she believed to be closer to the truth: the conclusions of many European ministers that Russia deliberately launched a missile strike on Sumy resulting in numerous civilian casualties, or the assertion by U.S. President Donald Trump that "Russia made a mistake" in this particular case.
"I believe it is in everyone’s interest that Russia understands it made a mistake. But the mistake was attacking Ukraine. It cannot win in Ukraine, because the will of the Ukrainian people remains unbroken. European countries – and not only European ones, but many others – will continue to stand by Ukraine. I hope this is clear to many by now: if you want to stop the killings, you must stop Russia – because it is Russia that is committing all these killings," the EU’s top diplomat stated.
Kallas added that all 27 EU countries want peace and support the ceasefire proposal, but Russia wants to continue the war against Ukraine.
"So far, we see that Russia alone wants war. We have seen this most deadly attack that Russia carried out yesterday on the city of Sumy, on a day off. It is obvious that Russians do not want peace. Not at all. So the only way to bring them to serious negotiations is to put more pressure on Russia," the top diplomat said.
Earlier, it was reported that US President Donald Trump called the Russian strike on Sumy on April 13 "terrible".
To recap, Russian invaders launched two missile strikes on the center of Sumy on April 13. The attack killed 35 people, including two children. Also, 117 people were injured, including 15 children.
