Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ian Borg will be traveling to Warsaw on the 1st of February and will be leaving for Kyiv on the following day. The trip is consistent with Malta’s realignment with the West over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Malta is supporting Ukraine in its position that peace can be obtained only by the full withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukraine. Malta has also condemned Russia’s imports of ballistic missiles from Iran and North Korea. Poland is one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters against Russia.
The Foreign Affairs Minister has also said in a reply to questions from journalists that he would consider visiting Moscow as the current chair of the OSCE in an effort to persuade Russia to accept peaceful conditions, but this would be a useless gesture if we are expecting Russia to withdraw from Ukraine. It would be a theatrical show with pretenses known in advance by all parties. The fact that the Minister’s trip starts from Warsaw and is followed by Kyiv, sends out a very clear message that Malta is seeking stronger relationships with Eastern Europe and not with Russia – this is undoubtedly a good thing.
Poland is moving fast ahead in Europe with its extensive economic growth and military build-up, and it has become by default, Europe’s first line of defence against Russia after Ukraine.
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