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According to them, the Latvian and Estonian Foreign Ministers can join G. Landsbergis’ initiative to go to Ukraine.
The minister’s spokeswoman, Vytautė Šmaižytė, confirmed the information from Elta’s sources about the planned visit of G. Landsbergis.
In recent weeks, as fighting intensified between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists who control the country’s two eastern regions, the Kremlin’s actions have increased tensions over the risk of a broader conflict. Russia, according to the Ukrainian government, has mobilized more than 40,000 soldiers on its border with eastern Ukraine.
Russia has already been warned by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the escalation. In an interview on Sunday, he warned of the “consequences” if Russia acted “aggressively” toward Ukraine.
“I have to tell you that I am concerned about Russia’s actions on Ukraine’s borders,” Blinken said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press.
Faced with tensions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, it has not yet responded to the request. “We very much hope that this is not a rejection of dialogue,” he said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, for his part, said he had not heard of such a request in recent days. If you have received it recently, you will not be able to tell.
Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the growing tensions in eastern Ukraine. Here, according to the Kiev government, since the start of the conflict in 2014, some 14,000 people have died.
There have been several reports in the past week about the mobilization of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. Also, the battles took place near the demarcation line in Donbass. Pro-Russian separatists and government soldiers accuse each other of provocations and breaking the ceasefire.
Zelensky will travel to Paris to discuss the mobilization and escalation of units in Donbass, Mendel said. A meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled for the end of the week.
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