The Russians must come to terms with the new reality – they are not welcome in the civilized world.

Sanctions against the Russian Federation will not be lifted until the last Russian soldier leaves the territory of Ukraine, and the Russians must come to terms with the new reality – they are not welcome in the civilized world.

Petras Auštrevičius, member of the European Parliament from Lithuania, stated this in a comment to Gordon.UA .

“Well, what we see on the ground (in Ukraine – ed.) is that Russian aggression is only increasing. The Russian side is bombing and destroying Ukrainian cities, they are killing innocent people, trying to take over all of Ukraine. With this in mind, I see only one way “Sanctions need to be strengthened, and I’m sure they will be strengthened. Therefore, any talk of easing, easing or postponing sanctions is wishful thinking. And I can tell you that this (lifting sanctions – ed.) is not on the agenda.” day, and the Russian side must wake up and accept this reality,” the politician said.

“We have withdrawn our sanctions on Crimea? No. Since it is under occupation, we have a very clear policy, as long as at least one Russian soldier and the occupying power is and remains on Ukrainian soil, we cannot lift any sanctions. Moscow must understand this clearly “, and Russian society should clearly understand this. It’s not just about the government, Russian society must face the new reality that they are not welcome in Europe and they are not welcome in the civilized world,” the politician said.

(C)UNIAN 2022