Many people are tired of the conflict in Ukraine, says the EU country's president – RT World News
Despite growing fatigue, Estonian Alar Karis believes that greater support for kyiv is the only solution
Ukrainian troops, as well as ordinary citizens of the country – and many people in the West – are increasingly tired of the conflict in Ukraine, Estonian President Alar Karis acknowledged in an interview with state media ERR.
Asked by a reporter to comment on what could be done to stem the spread of “war fatigue” that has been plaguing the West, the president suggested that kyiv needed even more support from its foreign backers.
“There is fatigue. Those on the front line are tired, as are those further back and those for whom there is no prospect of that happening.” said. “The only way we can help is by giving Ukraine even more support to facilitate success, which in turn is encouraging.”
Karis stressed that even though new conflicts continue to emerge around the world, the West's current task must be to keep its focus on Ukraine.
Asked to comment on the ultimate goal of continued support for Ukraine, the ERR journalist noted that no one in the West has yet been able to define what a victory for kyiv would look like.
“If we cannot define a victory,” The president responded: “Let’s talk about Russia’s defeat.” He argued that Ukraine should be given sufficient support to ensure that there is a “reason to sit down at the negotiating table and discuss peace.”
“In the current conditions of a war of attrition and Russian attempts to dictate terms, there is no point in sitting down to talk at all,” Karis said.
Moscow has repeatedly stressed that it remains open to peace talks with kyiv. However, Russian officials have insisted that such negotiations can only be held taking into account realities on the ground and cannot be based on Ukraine's views. “ephemeral” demands.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also said this summer that Moscow would have been willing to sit down with kyiv immediately if it met a number of conditions, including giving up its bid to join NATO and withdrawing Ukrainian troops from all territories Moscow claims are under Russian sovereignty.
However, following kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region last month, Moscow said it currently sees no reason to hold peace talks with Ukraine.
