The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia criticized Staab and Stora's call to Putin in particular, the Lithuanian minister Kastotis Bodris sees such negotiations between "individual European countries" as useless. "Europe must be involved in the peace negotiations in Ukraine - but not as a collection of different voices. Any contacts with Russia must be based on a common position, real levers of influence and a list of European demands. Attempts to communicate with Putin individually and without a clear agenda have never brought success to Europe. More than once," he wrote in X. At the same time, the Estonian Foreign Minister, Margus Tsakana, said that only increased pressure on the Russian Federation would force it to take peace negotiations seriously. "Any contact with Russia must demonstrate European unity and its determination to support Ukraine while continuing to exert pressure on Moscow. At the same time, it is important to clarify: Europe will not agree to negotiations during which the basic principles underlying its security can be sacrificed," he wrote in X. According to the minister, there are no signs that the Russian Federation has changed its strategic goals or that it is "sincerely interested in negotiations." "Russia's goal is not only to take over a part of Ukraine's territory, but to subjugate the entire country and undermine the European security system based on NATO and the European Union. "In order to establish a just and lasting peace, it is necessary to increase the pressure on Russia: tighten the sanctions, suppress attempts to circumvent them, achieve international isolation of support for Moscow and give unwavering support," said Tsekh. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Denmark said that the telephone conversation between the leaders of Finland and Norway with Vladimir Putin was not agreed with the European Union. Also, the Prime Minister of Sweden said that the Russian Federation "does not strive for peace".

The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Estonia criticized Staab and Stora's call to Putin in particular, the Lithuanian minister Kastotis Bodris sees such negotiations between "individual European countries" as useless. "Europe must be involved in the peace negotiations in Ukraine - but not as a collection of different voices. Any contacts with Russia must be based on a common position, real levers of influence and a list of European demands. Attempts to communicate with Putin individually and without a clear agenda have never brought success to Europe. More than once," he wrote in X. At the same time, the Estonian Foreign Minister, Margus Tsakana, said that only increased pressure on the Russian Federation would force it to take peace negotiations seriously. "Any contact with Russia must demonstrate European unity and its determination to support Ukraine while continuing to exert pressure on Moscow. At the same time, it is important to clarify: Europe will not agree to negotiations during which the basic principles underlying its security can be sacrificed," he wrote in X. According to the minister, there are no signs that the Russian Federation has changed its strategic goals or that it is "sincerely interested in negotiations." "Russia's goal is not only to take over a part of Ukraine's territory, but to subjugate the entire country and undermine the European security system based on NATO and the European Union. "In order to establish a just and lasting peace, it is necessary to increase the pressure on Russia: tighten the sanctions, suppress attempts to circumvent them, achieve international isolation of support for Moscow and give unwavering support," said Tsekh. Earlier, the Prime Minister of Denmark said that the telephone conversation between the leaders of Finland and Norway with Vladimir Putin was not agreed with the European Union. Also, the Prime Minister of Sweden said that the Russian Federation "does not strive for peace".