In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity
“If they were interested in peace, they could stop [attacking Ukraine] right now,” European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters at a democracy summit Tuesday in Copenhagen. “Russia is clearly playing games, trying to buy time.”
The world is waiting. Whether Russia and Ukraine are capable of negotiating peace and what concessions their leaders are willing to make or whether it is time for Europe to prepare for a more severe escalation.
“We are waiting for Putin to agree. We have agreed that if there is no real progress this week, we want to work at the European level to significantly tighten sanctions against Russia,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stressed.
