Latvian Prime Minister: The West has been naive in meetings with Putin
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins believes Western countries have closed their eyes to the intentions of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The naivety is over,” he says.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has now opened the eyes of several EU countries, Karins told the Latvian news agency Leta on Friday.
“Many European countries have lived in the illusion that anything can be negotiated as long as they find the right words to say to Putin and if they are patient,” Karins said.
But now that one sees a war unfolding in Ukraine, the countries realize that these were only false hopes, he added.
“The world has not wanted to accept the obvious. Now everything has changed. Putin has lost all trust and support in the democratic world,” Karins stated.
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