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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to restore relations with Moscow and is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin later this month.
Senior German officials have already scheduled meetings with Russian counterparts in January in a bid to ease geopolitical tensions amid growing alarm that the Kremlin is planning a military strike against Ukraine.
According to a report Monday by the German newspaper Bild, German foreign policy adviser Jens Plotner has been discussing with the Kremlin a meeting between the German and Russian leaders for more than two weeks. The newspaper, which has a reputation for leaking German domestic political news ahead of its media rivals, reported that Scholz is seeking "a fresh start" in relations with Moscow and wants to focus on energy policies and Ukraine.
US-Russia talks
Senior US and Russian officials will hold talks in Geneva on January 9 and 10 on the concentration of Russian troops on its border with Ukraine, where, according to Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials, there are about 100,000 Russian soldiers.
Western leaders and officials have already refused to include in talks Russia 's request to halt further NATO enlargement and reduce the alliance' s military presence in the former Soviet states of Central Europe.
The Geneva talks, which will be led by senior State Department officials, are scheduled to be followed by Russia-NATO council talks and a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Western leaders have warned of dire consequences if the Kremlin decides to launch another attack on Ukraine similar to that of 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and used local armed groups to occupy much of the Donbas region. Eastern Ukraine, on the border with Russia.
US President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that he had advised his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin when they spoke by telephone the day before that future talks could only work if the Russian leader "would ease tensions". Mr Biden said he also made it clear to Russian leaders in his second conversation within a month that the United States and European allies were ready to punish Russia with harsh economic sanctions.
"I made it clear to President Putin that if he made more moves in Ukraine, we would impose tough sanctions," said US President Biden. "We will increase our presence in Europe with NATO allies," he added.
Zyrtarët e Kremlinit, megjithatë, kanë përsëritur paralajmërimet për Perëndimin për një "gabim kolosal" që mund të ketë pasoja të mëdha për marrëdhëniet tashmë të tensionuara SHBA-Rusi.
Shqetësim për veprimet e Rusisë mes disa vendeve të vogla evropiane
Por pavarësisht fjalëve të ashpra nga Uashingtoni, ka shqetësime midis vendeve më të vogla evropiane, të cilat kanë frikë se fuqitë më të mëdha perëndimore mund të përpiqen të arrijnë një marrëveshje me Moskën pa praninë e tyre.
Presidenti finlandez Sauli Niinistö po kërkon që të gjitha vendet evropiane, pavarësisht nëse janë anëtarë të aleancës perëndimore apo jo, të përfshihen në negociatat e sigurisë midis Rusisë, Shteteve të Bashkuara dhe NATO-s.
Zoti Niinistö ka përsëritur të drejtën e vendit të tij për t'u anëtarësuar në NATO nëse dëshiron, një refuzim i prerë i kërkesës ruse që NATO të mos pranojë anëtarë të rinj.
“Hapësira e manovrimit të Finlandës dhe liria e zgjedhjes përfshijnë gjithashtu mundësinë e rreshtimit ushtarak dhe të aplikimit për anëtarësim në NATO, nëse ne vetë duam të vendosim kështu”, tha Presidenti Niinistö në një fjalim të fortë para vendit me rastin e Vitit të Ri.
Ai tha se ultimatumet e Rusisë "janë në konflikt me rendin evropian të sigurisë" dhe ai dëshiron një rol të rëndësishëm për Bashkimin Evropian në çdo negociatë për të ndihmuar në shprehjen e nevojave të sigurisë dhe pikëpamjeve të vendeve më të vogla.
“Në këtë situatë, Evropa nuk mund vetëm dëgjojë shqetësimet tona”, tha Presidenti Niinistö. “Sovraniteti i disa vendeve anëtare, si ai i Suedisë dhe Finlandës, është sfiduar nga vende jashtë Bashkimit Evropian. Kjo e bën BE-në një palë të përfshirë. BE-ja nuk duhet të jetë e kënaqur vetëm me rolin e një koordinatori teknik të sanksioneve”, shtoi ai.
Shqetësimet e Gjermanisë
Fjalimi i kancelarit gjerman Olaf Scholz-it para vendit me rastin e Vitit të Ri ishte më i butë dhe ndërsa ai paralajmëroi për një përgjigje ndëshkuese perëndimore ndaj çdo agresioni të mëtejshëm rus mbi Ukrainën, ai theksoi rëndësinë e "dialogut konstruktiv" me Rusinë.
Kancelari gjermane ka qenë nën presionin e aleatëve dhe anëtarëve të qeverisë së tij të koalicionit, duke përfshirë Ministren e Jashtme Annalena Baerbock, udhëheqëse e Partisë së Gjelbër të vendit, për të ndaluar çdo miratim zyrtar të tranportit të gazit natyror rus përmes gazsjellësit nënujor Nord Stream 2, të sapopërfunduar që lidh Rusinë dhe Gjermaninë.
Vendet e Europës Qendrore dhe Lindore kritikuan ish-kancelaren Angela Merkel për mbështetjen e saj që ajo i dha projektit Nord Stream 2. Ata thonë se ky gazsjellës rrezikon të thellojë varësinë evropiane ndaj gazit rus. Muajin e kaluar, kryeministri i Polonisë i bëri thirrje publikisht kancelarit Scholz që të kundërshtojë fillimin e punës së gazsjellësit Nord Stream 2, duke paralajmëruar se ai mund të përdoret si një armë ekonomike shtrënguese nga Rusia.
In addition to the tactics to be used against Russia, there continues to be disagreement among Western powers over the assessment of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's intentions. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has downplayed the risk of Russian military action, saying the Kremlin wants to explore diplomacy and is not preparing "for action".
Some Italian officials say they fear that talk of an imminent war could take on a life of its own, influencing and shaping the behavior of Russia and the United States. They also cite draft security treaties that Russia presented to the United States last week as an indication of a willingness to negotiate further. VOA
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