Vladimir Putin’s decision for Russia to recognize the “independence” of Donbass regions in Ukraine is a repetition of what happened in Crimea in 2014, Evangelos Venizelos said in an interview with Mega.
As he pointed out, the Russian leader’s argument is much deeper. “In fact, he challenged the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin is in fact questioning all the status quo created after the collapse of the Soviet Union, after the fall of existing socialism. “He really wants to renegotiate the whole security system that governs Europe and possibly beyond Europe, the world.”
He also commented on Europe’s position, saying that its margins are too narrow because Putin is seeking a major renegotiation of the European Security System that goes beyond the OSCE and the NATO-Russia agreement, and there is no room for the West to see embarrassed, fragmented and ambiguous.
Regarding the sanctions, he predicted that they are not burdensome for the American economy, but they will be very aggravating for the European economy due to the energy dependence. “I would say that this is a strategic mistake in the reality of the European Union,” said Evangelos Venizelos.
In fact, he criticized the attitude of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, in Moscow, saying: “… I did not really understand why the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, the day before yesterday in Moscow, was not satisfied with what he said to Mr. Lavrov, but then assured that has been convinced that there will be no Russian invasion – what happened is a legal invasion today, with the signing of the decrees – and then we asked for Russian mediation for Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue. I think this is the most inappropriate moment. “
Mr. Venizelos underlined that if we go to The Hague, we will go for the delimitation of the continental shelf and the EEZ, for the sea zones, while for the issue of the demilitarization of the Aegean islands that Turkey raises, he characterized it as completely unfounded and provocative according to the International . He reiterated his concern that the Greek-Turkish and Cypriot issues could acquire a watchdog character, ie a secondary character, and submit to the new global correlation, ie the new security system, the new security system under negotiation.
He also spoke about the internal political developments, where the MEPs of New Democracy and Nikos Androulakis asked for the position of Novartis to be taken, as, as he said, on the initiative of the MEPs of SYRIZA, Mrs. Touloupaki, – has been invited to speak to a Committee of the European Parliament. “I expect the prestige of the institutions and the history and the truth to be defended,” he said.
He expressed critical support to the new president of KINAL-PASOK, estimating that the election of Mr. Androulakis is “a very optimistic moment for our party, for our party.” He added that “the new leadership is taking office with a poll change, which is also due to the election, but of course it is also due to the deterioration of the government and the deterioration of Mr. Tsipras”. He reminded, of course, that Nikos Androulakis became PASOK secretary when Mr. Venizelos was its president, while he pointed out that “the Movement for Change must find something to say, which is beyond the prologue and beyond good intentions.” He even added that “the opponent is always the ease of demagogy and populism, and the big issue of Mr. Androulakis is the question whether he will move anti-populist”.
“Mr. Mitsotakis says” I will not become a memorandum Prime Minister “. Mr. Androulakis says “we will not be the crutch, they are over”. I do not know when PASOK was a crutch, because in both the Papadimou government and the Samara-Venizelou government, the others joined our policy, our policy was implemented. “But, in any case, I would be interested in not being a pre-memorandum prime minister, because the pre-memorandum prime ministers are responsible for the crisis, the memorandum ministers dragged the burden of responsibility under tragic circumstances,” he stressed.
Regarding the possibility of KINAL government cooperation with ND, Evangelos Venizelos was clear: “No, there is no reason for KINAL to say anything now, since the strategy of the New Democracy is autonomy.
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