Russia wages hybrid war both against Ukraine, EU
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksandr Turchynov has held a meeting with parliamentary speakers of the Baltic and Northern Europe states, during which they discussed the situation in the region, especially focusing on Ukraine's eastern part, NSDC press service said.
During the meeting Turchynov noted that Ukraine "managed to stop the advance of Russian occupational forces to the West."
"At the same time, despite Minsk agreements, Russian aggression doesn't stop. The occupation of Crimea and a part of Donbas goes on. Fire attacks on our territory are carried out on a daily basis," he added.
Turchynov also stressed that Russia continued hybrid war not only against Ukraine, but also against the EU. In his words, Russian bombardments in Syria, destruction of civilian infrastructure have "strengthened migration waves to the West." "As a result, weapons and terrorists infiltrate into the EU, social and economic destabilization occurs," he added.
Ukraine's NSDC Secretary has also thanked the parliamentary speakers of the Baltic and Northern Europe states for their support of Ukraine, "which we constantly feel."
In his opinion, sanctions against Russia shouldn't be a temporary campaign, "they should be considered in the mid-term, until the end of occupation and the restoration of the full territorial integrity of Ukraine."
In turn, Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Loreta Grauziniene, Speaker of Althing of the Republic of Island Einar Kristinn Gudfinnsson, Speaker of the Riksdag of the Swedish Kingdom Urban Ahlin, and Deputy Speaker of the Latvian Republic Seimas Inese Libina-Egnere in their speeches have expressed the support for Ukraine and condemned the Russian aggression.
During the meeting the interlocutors have discussed the multilateral cooperation and possible aid to Ukraine. "We support the sovereignty and indivisibility of Ukraine and are ready to support it in the implementation of reforms and approaching on the way to the European home," said Lithuanian Seimas Speaker Grauziniene.
