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He warned that the “appeasement diplomacy” is simply not working.
He warned that the “appeasement diplomacy” is simply not working.
What is happening?
During a meeting with Ukraine’s donors, the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, said that Ukraine wants to end the war in 2025 – and he also revealed a plan to do it.
Stop the appeasement diplomacy
According to AFP, Sybiha said at the meeting that the West should stop the streategy of “appeasement diplomacy”, as it will simply not work on Russia.
Instead, Western nations should increase the economical and military pressure on Russia.
What is appeasement diplomacy?
Appeasement is a diplomatic negotiation policy of making consessions to an aggressive power in order to acoid conflict.
The most famous example was the appeasement diplomacy policy against Nazi-Germany, which is suspected to have lead to Hitler continuing his expansion – simply because he did not suffer any consequences of invading other countries.
“It is time”
“It is time to make the switch to pressure diplomacy,” Sybiha said and emphazised that only economical and military pressure can force Russia to sue for peace.
Russia stands firm on demands
Earlier this week, the Kremlin said that the war in Ukraine will only stop if NATO stops it’s expansion Eastward.
The Russian leadership often refers to the possible Ukrainian membership of NATO as the reason, Russia attacked Ukraine.