Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda says he sees signs that a policy of appeasement towards Russia is creeping into the European Union.
In his words, this attitude is the result of Western countries’ fatigue, as the war in Ukraine continues for almost 10 months.
“I see such signs, I see such efforts,” Nausėda said in an interview with the delfi.lt news website on Wednesday, asked if he saw a policy of appeasement towards Russia infiltrating the EU.
“And in such cases, I always tell my colleagues in other EU countries: we should understand, dear friends, how much Ukraine is suffering today and how tired it is of this war. Our fatigue, our difficulties are ridiculous compared to what the Ukrainian people are suffering,” the president added.
The arguments behind the policy of appeasement “are beautiful and noble”, as they are aimed at ending the war as soon as possible, according to Nausėda.
“But the question is at what cost? After all, no one in Lithuania would understand if someone from outside started trading on Lithuanian territory,” he stressed.
The West has no right to tell Ukraine that it has to make “territorial or other concessions” to the aggressor to achieve peace, the president added.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and some Western politicians have previously stated that Ukraine should cede parts of its territory to Russia to end Moscow’s invasion.
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