Greece: Sanctions are aimed at overthrowing the Russian regime.
A Greek diplomat has said that the aim of the sanctions imposed on Russia under the pretext of the developments in Ukraine is to overthrow the Russian regime.
A Greek diplomat has stated that the aim of the sanctions imposed on Russia after the military operation in Ukraine is to change the regime in Moscow.
Greece’s senior diplomat Varvitsiotis Miltiadis praised US President Joe Biden for coordinating Western positions on sanctions against Russia, saying that Turkey’s non-compliance with the sanctions would undermine global efforts to punish Russia.
“If we do not accompany Turkey with these sanctions, Russia will not feel heavy pressure because of these sanctions,” he said.
Russia ordered a military strike on Ukraine on Thursday morning (February 24th). This development came days after Moscow formally recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics in eastern Ukraine.
Russia says Ukraine has not fulfilled its obligations under the Minsk agreements reached in 2014 and 2015 to resolve the dispute between separatists and Kiev. Vladimir Putin says Russia’s military operation is aimed at “demilitarizing Ukraine” and “de-Naziizing” the country.
Hours after the Russian invasion, Ukraine announced that it had cut off all diplomatic ties with the country. Western nations have repeatedly imposed sanctions on Russia, including several of its banks, which have cut off Swift’s banking messaging system.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had claimed a few days ago that the purpose of the sanctions was not to overthrow the Russian government, but Miltiadis stressed that the purpose of the sanctions was to create public discontent in Russia.
“The purpose of the sanctions is to overthrow the Putin regime through internal unrest, and this is the idea that we have to create, to create an atmosphere in Russia where this aggression is costly for the Russian economy and to cause unrest and opposition to Putin,” he said. . »
