Starmer: Putin must pay the price for avoiding peace
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Russian President Vladimir Putin "must pay the price for avoiding peace". He said this before a meeting of the European political community in Albania on May 16,, reports Arab news.
"Putin's tactic of hesitating and stalling while continuing to kill and shed blood across Ukraine is (unacceptable)," he said .
The meeting of the European Political Society (EPS), which brings together members of the European Union and 20 other countries, will be held in the Albanian capital of Tirana on the same day as the talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations are scheduled to take place in Istanbul.
It is noted that the participants of the meeting in Tirana will "increase pressure on the Kremlin" after the Russian dictator did not arrive for talks in Turkey.
"A full, unconditional ceasefire must be agreed upon, and if Russia is unwilling to come to the table, Putin must pay the price," Starmer said .
- on May 11, Putin offered Ukraine to resume direct talks on May 15 in Istanbul without preconditions.
- On May 15, Secretary Rubio said that Putin should personally participate in the negotiations on peace with Ukraine. And a breakthrough requires a conversation with Trump.
- More about the May 15 talks in Turkey can be found in LIGA.net "Zelenskyy is not going to Istanbul, and the US has no 'high expectations' - the main thing about talks with Russia".