The Chair of the Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU
presented on Channel 5 the results of the visit of a delegation of
women parliamentarians to the United States and Canada. According to
Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Ukraine needs assistance in the following
three main areas: large-scale provision of weapons, strengthening and
imposing new sanctions, financial support to Ukraine. There is
significant progress in all three of them: “We have already strong
support from the U.S. and Canada in both arms supply and sanctions
pressure. They are ready to go further and engage other countries. The
atrocities that have been revealed to the world cannot leave anyone
indifferent. At such a terrible price, we will see that our partners
will respond even faster to provide Ukraine with the tools that can
help us”, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze said.
According to the Chair of the Committee, the only thing Ukraine can
negotiate with Russia is the withdrawal of all Russian and Belarusian
troops from the territory of Ukraine: “I do not see any point in
discussing anything else with Russia today. It is a terrorist country,
an occupier, an aggressor that neglects the international humanitarian
law, driven solely by the rage that leads to war crimes against
humanity in our country. Here in the United States, there is no
understanding of what the Ukrainian delegation can agree with Russia
today, except for the ceasefire regime”, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze
stated.
“It is very important — it is the responsibility not only of Putin, it
is the responsibility of every Russian who took up arms, came and
killed our people, and who supports Putin. That is why it is about the
whole of Russia, and not about one absolutely insane dictator”, the
Chair of the Committee said.
“The sanctions have impact on the situation, but not in a way that
would stop Putin now. Therefore, first of all, I would like to see all
the banks of the Russian Federation banned and disconnected from the
international financial system. All, not 6 out of 333 banks. I would
like to see an embargo on oil, gas and the purchase of coal from
Russia, because the EU has paid to Russia for these energy resources
over 23 billion euros since February 24, thereby financing Russia's
terrorist activities in our territory. I hear that the EU is already
ready to talk more about the oil embargo. And this is another thing we
talked about here. The United States and Canada may help meet Europe's
needs with their oil and gas, and thus help Europe finally make a
decision that will hit them in pocket but will save lives of
Ukrainians”, the Chair of the Committee concluded.