SYRIZA-PS Foreign Minister Nassos Iliopoulos criticized the government for its decision to send military equipment to Ukraine.
“Greece should, to the extent appropriate and without petty bigotry, play a similar role, in favor of peace and diplomacy and against war. The dead Greek expatriates highlight the need for even more active similar Ukrainian involvement. If we were in the Government we would send multiple humanitarian material to Ukraine, instead of military equipment. “However, reasonable questions arise as to why the co-responsible Minister of Foreign Affairs was absent during the taking of this decision,” he said characteristically.
“Condemnation of the Russian invasion is a given and self-evident, as is its opposition to international law and the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. The international community, and especially the EU, must use all diplomatic means – including strong and targeted sanctions – to immediately end the invasion and return to the path of diplomacy, with the withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Ukraine. “At the same time, it must actively support the Ukrainian people, as well as establish a mechanism for the resettlement of refugees – a proposal which we have consistently supported in the case of Afghanistan,” Iliopoulos told MEGA and ANT1.
“Unfortunately, he added, the EU has once again demonstrated its geopolitical weakness, as it has failed to prevent war, as it has failed to integrate Russia in a timely manner into a pan-European security and arms control architecture based on international law and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.” and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). “Especially in the period 1999-2008, it was wrongly considered that Russia is now a second-class force that can be easily ignored and that the violation of international law by Western interventions will not be exploited by other powers in the future.” None of this, however, justifies – much rather legitimizes – the Russian invasion, clarified the leader of the major opposition.
“The immediate issue is to stop the war. To pass the baton to diplomacy. In this context, Europe must be stand-alone balancing pole on the international stage, with autonomy in foreign policy and its defense by the US and NATO “.
“There is still hope for peace, hope given to us by the large peaceful gatherings of peoples, from Berlin and Athens to Moscow,” he said.
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