Russia has scored two big victories this week in its sanctions battle with the West, leaving Ukraine enraged.
Wilkinson added that Canada was under pressure from Berlin and Brussels to make the decision, but not Washington, D.C.
"These countries might be even tempted to put political pressure on Ukraine to reach a 'compromise' with Russia, or they might deliberately delay the supply of heavy weaponry we need." But following Russian threats and cyber attacks, the European Commission clarified this week that sanctioned Russian goods—excluding military, dual-use, and technology products—should not be stopped from traveling by rail. The Commission was reportedly under pressure from Germany to deliver this de-escalatory interpretation of EU sanctions.
"Lithuania, as a committed member of the international community, must see the broader geopolitical context, and our goal is a united community of democracies that provides full support to Ukraine," Laima Liucija Andrikienė, a member of Lithuania's parliament and the chair of its foreign affairs committee, toldMargarita Šešelgytė, the Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University in the Lithuanian capital, told"I think that...
"The timing was wrong. From that perspective I agree there is an opportunity for the Russians to spin this and say: 'Europe is giving in,'" the official said.
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