War in Ukraine, D’Alema: “Aggression is crime. But mistakes of the West”
“This military aggression is not only a crime and also a mistake.” Thus Massimo D’Alema, in an interview with the ‘Stampa’, talks about the war in Ukraine. “Now every pressure must be exerted to stop the war and induce Russia to withdraw its occupation troops – says the former premier -. But, looking ahead, if we want to build a stable and sustainable solution, we cannot fail to take into account, despite Putin, that there are also Russia’s reasons “.
“The West’s policy towards Russia – he argues – was a wrong policy that favored Putin’s nationalism. Above all, the Americans did nothing to place Russia in a post-Cold War context. A historic mistake. It has already begun. at the time of Gorbachev “.
D’Alema: “I don’t feel like a friend or a companion of Putin, but …”
“We can win this tug-of-war with Russia if, in addition to the necessary firmness, there is also a sustainable political vision for Russia – he continues -. I do not feel a friend or a partner of Putin. But we must speak to the Russian people and envision a solution that is also sustainable for them “.
“In all these former Soviet countries there are Russian minorities, even very substantial ones, and we have hardly been concerned with protecting their rights”, he says. “This military aggression by Russia is a crime because we are facing an attack on civilian victims, but also a mistake because Putin, described as ruthlessly lucid and calculating, in my opinion, this time underestimated the risks associated with an operation that can ‘have very high costs for Russia – he concludes -. And we too must know: sanctions are not enough. The risk is that of a common decline of Europe and Russia “.
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