Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. convene in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, but Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid threaten to overshadow the talks.
It’s increasingly clear that the Americans are no longer concerned about the European position, as the U.S. government reportedly moves to recognize Russian control over Crimea and Donbas.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Russian attack on Ukraine, which started a year ago, turned our world upside down. This is a summary of the war, and the lessons to be learned from it.
Rinkēvičs told Politico that the European Union needed to intensify its efforts to isolate Russia. Russian “society needs to feel it,” he argued, since most Russians support Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
