Brussels, 30 May 2022 – Mario Draghi versus Vladimir Putin, the Italian premier is the most firm in opposing the tsar’s special operation, and its consequences. Draghi, who spoke at the European glass festival, does not question that the blame for the food crisis is Putin, as he sees no other solution than the defeat of the Kremlin leader. Prime Minister crede little to the effectiveness of phone calls to Putin (The reference is to what Erdogan made to the Tsar today), but in any case these are attempts that must be made to resolve the crisis. So for the head of our executive you have to continue with sanctionsbut without creating imbalances between EU states.
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Furthermore Draghi is in favor of the EU offering Ukraine with the status of candidate country, something that could help her in the war, also reiterating that Kiev will have to decide what peace to want. Finally, Draghi extinguished someone’s illusions about a return to normality in terms of energy sources after the war: dwe have to change our suppliers in the long run.
Summary
“It is essential that Putin does not win this war. At the same time we must ask ourselves if it can be useful to talk to him. I am skeptical of the usefulness of these phone calls, but there are reasons for making them “. These calls, explained the prime minister,” show that it is Putin who does not want peace. Confrontation with Putin is necessary to solve the problem of wheat and food security. The risk of a food catastrophe is real: and if there is no solution, it must be clear that Putin is to blame ”.
“We cannot imagine that after the conflict our energy policy will go back to the way it was before. What happened is too brutal. We must move now to change our energy suppliers in the long term”, explained Draghi at the European summit.
“Offering Ukraine the status of candidate country can be an important symbolic gesture, a message of support in the midst of the war”, insisted the Italian prime minister. “It must be Ukraine that decides what peace it wants. If Ukraine does not agree on the terms, peace cannot be sustainable.”
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