The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Melinda Simmons considers it inappropriate to discuss how “not to humiliate Russia”, as this humiliation already exists.
Source: British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons
The journalist asked Simmons about her attitude to the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who “constantly asks not to humiliate Russia.”
“In my personal opinion, the time to discuss how not to humiliate President Putin is long gone. I believe that humiliation is already there and that President Putin must decide himself how to deal with it. This will not change the position of the countries that support Ukraine. Therefore, I believe that such statements are not particularly reasonable.”
She was also asked how the war should end.
“But Ukraine is defending its sovereign territory, and it is up to Ukrainians to decide when, in their opinion, is the right time to end the war and how they want to do it. The UK has no right to tell Ukraine what they should or shouldn’t do to end this war. It’s their war. When the Ukrainians tell us that they want to negotiate and they think the time has come, then we will support those negotiations. If they tell us they want to agree to a ceasefire, then we will support them. Until then, we have no right to tell Ukraine how to end this war.”
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