The International Community must put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to start negotiating a ceasefire in UkrainePrime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Monday. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
In addition to the meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Nordic countries in Finland, the Prime Minister said that Putin would not try to find a solution without pressure. “That’s why we need more pressure,” stated. According to him, the international community should impose additional sanctions, Provide Kiev more military aid and political support to help Ukraine stop Russia.
ORPO said after Russia has taken an extensive air attack in Ukraine over the weekend, which was also condemned by the White House chief Donald Trump. He said that Putin “went crazy” and warned Moscow of new sanctions.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Störe claims that there are no signs that Russia wants peace. “I hope it will lead to the US to express itself clearer and also to exert pressure, not retreat,” He said in connection with the recent Russian attacks. He added that The attacks demonstrate Putin’s “unwillingness … seriously participate in negotiations on ceasefire or peace”.
This month, the first direct Russian-Ukrainian negotiations took place in Istanbul, Turkey after more than three years of war. The parties did not agree on a ceasefire, but stated that they would provide each other with individual proposals for a ceasefire and exchange prisoners of war. This exchange took place over the past days and included 1,000 prisoners from both sides. The possible place and time of further negotiations are not yet agreed.
