Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Europe should be united in sanctions against Russia
Russia, rather than the European Union, should normalize relations with Europe, and the West should maintain consistency and be united regarding sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation. This was the opinion stated by Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, UNIAN reports.
According to Linkevičius, proposals to impose new sanctions against Russia will not find support in the European Union; that’s why it is useful to maintain unity around already-imposed sanctions.
“Some say, ‘let’s add more sanctions.’ But it will not generate much enthusiasm. That’s why [we should] keep what we have. We should be consistent and understand who exactly should take the initiative to change something,” the Lithuanian minster noted.
He also added that sanctions are the only instrument used by the EU.
“If we move away from [sanctions], it will mean that we retreat. It is important to be united, consolidated. What we managed to do — we were able to take decisions — was not always easy, and I hope that we will manage to do this in the future as well,” Linkevičius summed up.