Cross Staff: Ukraine? The situation is really serious, warns Minister Lipavský
Czech diplomacy has once again called for a peaceful and diplomatic solution. Russia has urged the situation to stop escalating.
According to the foreign minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates) today, crisis staff members will evaluate the latest information on the crisis situation in Eastern Europe. He called it really serious. According to him, Czech diplomacy works with intelligence information that comes from American and other sources.
They point to a relatively strong military force that Russia has gathered on the Ukrainian border. Lipavský will announce the next steps of the ministry at an evening press conference.
The Prime Minister spoke about the situation in Ukraine on Saturday Petr Fiala. In a video published on social networks, he said that the government is ready for all scenarios of development in Ukraine, including interruptions in energy supplies or migration. According to him, the solution to the situation is not war, but also ill-considered concessions. The basic condition for deterring Russia from aggression is to show unity and an uncompromising attitude, he said.
Fiala: Europe is one step away from the war
On Sunday, Prime Minister Fiala appeared on the Czech Television in Questions of Václav Moravec. “The situation is serious and more serious every day. It is no exaggeration to say that Europe is a step away from the war, which is something completely unimaginable until recently. “ the prime minister warned that the war needed to be averted. The West is not ready to sacrifice Ukraine and its future, Fiala believes.
“If we also look at the dictionary of world states, as it has changed in the last week, so it is no longer just a matter of threat and some conflict or increase, but the word war is really used directly, because Russian troops are at such a level of readiness around Ukraine, whether Russian or Belarusian, that they are actually ready for the attackwhich can start in a moment, “says Fiala.
He must continue to work for a diplomatic solution until they close completely, he said. “Unfortunately, all the attempts at a diplomatic solution that the Western states are really persistent are not leading to, so far, to no result. Because Russia either makes unrealistic demands or does not want to achieve any results. The situation is really extremely serious and dangerous, “he continues and continues:” Unfortunately, the probability of a peaceful solution decreases (…) Russia the pretext for that attack and disagreement. “
According to Fiala, Russia is facing harsh sanctions. “We support Ukraine, we will not allow any threat to its territory. Any Russian attack will have serious consequences and we are ready for the harshest sanctions (…) Sanctions are ready, everyone is convinced that they must not be cosmetic, symbolic, those that have been so far. “That must be the sanctions that will actually hit Russia,” he said.
“There is a threat of war in Europe, a war in which Russia would be involved. This is something extremely seriousthat all the toughest possible measures must be on the table and we must be determined to apply them, ”says Fiala, recalling that we, as Czechs, have experience with Russia’s expansion. “We know what Russian occupation, Russian aggression means.” he added.