Czech President Petr Pavel believes that diplomacy has a duty to ensure an end to the war in Ukraine. There must be a push to end the conflict through diplomacy, Pavel said on Friday during a visit to Dresden.
In order to start negotiations, both sides must be willing to do so and there must be an openness to proposals from the other side. "It is not acceptable for one side to unilaterally restrict and dictate the terms of the negotiations with ultimatums." Pavel had come to Dresden at the invitation of Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU).
The Czech President said that wars often lead to the complete exhaustion of both warring parties with high casualties and no territorial gains. That is why it is important to resolve conflicts without wars.
Even in the current war in Ukraine, neither side will be able to fully achieve their goals. It is therefore important to ensure that Ukraine is able to defend the parts that it still has. Pavel agreed with Germany that there was no other choice in this situation but to help Ukraine, because it was a matter of principle, such as what kind of world we want to live in.
