Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has urged the international community to maintain its focus on Ukraine and its fight against the Russian invasion, despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
“As we focus on Israel and Palestine, it is extremely important to stay committed to Ukraine as it continues to stand against Russia’s aggression. While geographically this war rages in the European continent, it has an immense global impact,” Landsbergis said during a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart in Egypt.
By destroying grain depots, ports and dams, Russia aims to block Ukrainian grain supplies to the most vulnerable parts of the world, Landsbergis insisted.
“In my view, these deliberate actions amount to crimes against humanity,” he said, adding that Russia aimed to spread instability beyond Europe, in Africa and parts of the Arab world through its mercenaries and vicious propaganda.
Lithuania and Egypt, Europe and the Arab world all have a strong interest to preserve the rules-based framework to ensure peace and stability, the Lithuanian foreign minister insisted.
“At the same time, there are other actors who are far less interested in stability and whose goal is to spread division and profit from suffering. We cannot let these forces take the upper hand,” he said.
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