Ukraine ‘not under pressure to end war’, Zelenskiy visits three Baltic countries | Reuters

On the 10th, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy visited Lithuania. He will visit the Baltic states and discuss the war with Russia and Ukraine’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Provided photo taken on the 31st of last month. (2024 Reuters/Ukrainian Presidential Press Service)

[ビリニュス １０日 ロイター] – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the 10th in Lithuania that Ukraine is not under pressure from allies to stop fighting Russia.

Zelenskiy began a tour of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to discuss the war with Russia and Ukraine’s membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Announcing his arrival in Vilnius on X (formerly Twitter), he explained: “The agenda includes security, EU and NATO integration, cooperation on electronic warfare and drones and further coordination on European support “.

However, shortly before the start of the meeting between Zelenskiy and Lithuanian President Nausėda, Italian Defense Minister Crosset told the Italian parliament that Ukraine’s reverse offensive was not producing the desired results and that the military situation needed to be considered realistically. come for diplomacy towards peace.

At a joint press conference with President Nauseda, Zelenskiy was asked whether Ukraine’s partners were urging Ukraine to stop fighting, and Zelenskiy said: “We are not under any pressure from our partners to stop defending themselves There’s no pressure yet.” He said.

The three Baltic states strongly support Ukraine’s membership of the EU and NATO. Zelenskiy said that if Russia wins in Ukraine, the Baltics, along with Moldova, would become Russia’s next targets.

“The day after the end of the war will come. The day after Putin arrives,” Zelenskiy said in a speech before a crowd of thousands in central Vilnius.

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Andrius covers politics and general news in the Baltics: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the three key states along NATO’s eastern flank, Ukraine’s staunchest supporters and Russia’s loudest critics in NATO and the European Union. He has written about everything from China pressuring German companies to leave Taiwan-supporting Lithuania, to Iraqi migrants hiding in the forest on the border with Belarus, to a farmer burning grain for heat during the energy crisis. Contact: +37068274006.

2024-01-10 15:53:00
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