Strong-Arming Ukraine Would Backfire for the West, Czech Envoy Says
- Lack of breakthrough shouldn’t weaken resolve, Lipavsky says
- Czech foreign minister says ‘real enemy’ is Russian expansion
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Any peace initiative imposed on Ukraine without Kyiv’s acceptance would backfire for the West by failing to draw a line under “Russian imperialism,” the Czech Republic’s top envoy said.
As Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive makes halting progress and winter approaches, Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky urged Ukraine’s allies to maintain their resolve even if Kyiv doesn’t make a quick breakthrough. The “real enemy” is Russia’s expansionary ambitions, he said.