The ukrainian war In February it reached . Over the past few weeks, the hopes that a peace agreement or at least a lasting truce They have cooled down.
In this regard, Mijailo Podoliakadvisor to the Ukrainian president, has indicated that The only way to force Russia to get serious about peace negotiations is to put the country under pressure.
In an interview on the German television channel Podoliak has expressed that “although diplomacy is always important”, the reality is that “We are willing to end the war, but Russia obviously is not.”
To solve this problem, Zelensky’s advisor has stressed that “Russia must be taught a lesson, because that is the only way to achieve results. “Moscow has to fear us, it has to know that it can expect something painful and unpleasant.”
“That is the only way to have real talks with Russia. Only through pressure, coercion and fear. In any other scenario, Russia will continue to change the terms of the negotiations as it pleases,” added Mikhailo Podoliak.
“The formula is simple: sanctions, pressure and attacks on Russian infrastructure”
Regarding how to carry out this change in Russia’s will to end the armed conflict, the presidential advisor highlighted that “Zelensky has repeatedly expressed it to our American colleagues and European partners. The formula is simple: sanctions, pressure and attacks on Russian infrastructure. Only then will Russia sit at the negotiating table and respond more or less rationally to the proposals.”
To try to force Russia to negotiate peace, Ukrainian forces are attacking some of the main ones located in the Baltic Seasince it is Putin’s main source of income to finance the war in Ukraine.
“We must invest more in the production of drones and missiles and keep putting pressure on Russia through relentless attacks. This is how “We will create the conditions for this war to end on at least relatively fair terms.”Podoliak highlighted.
