Former Prime Minister and president Alexis Tsipras.
Referring to War in Ukraine, “The war in Ukraine was not unpredictable, nor inevitable. Obviously the blatant violation of international law, with the invasion of a third country, burdens the Russia of the president Putin. But, clarifying the events that led to the conflict, a calm observer concludes that it could have been avoided if the West did not insist on the prospect of Ukraine’s integration into NATO, “the former prime minister noticed.
He said it was “the war on Ukraine and a defeat for Europe. It costs and primarily costs Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians lost their lives for the integrity and sovereignty of their homeland. However, part of Ukrainian domination was lost by its enemies on the battlefield, as Russia occupied about 20% of its territories. And another of its allies, and especially from the US, who today behave as a colony and demanding the property of its rare earths, in return for the support they provided to a war that eventually dismantled it. ”
According to Mr. Tsipras, ‘Great loser or Europe. Instead of weakening the Russian economy, the European and especially the German was weakened. In the energy sector, the US not only had no losses but gained profits. So what did Europe achieve from its insistence on supporting the war against the choice to seek a diplomatic solution? Probably to shoot her legs. “
At the same time, ‘her decision not to object to the choice of USA for the open port policy for the Ukraine And in particular her choice to lead the war, instead of taking a role in claiming a diplomatic solution to end it, led her to catastrophic consequences. First of all financially, “he noted.
“Instead of Europe, even now, to lead the effort to cease fire on the Ukrainian front and find a direct diplomatic solution, the one that leads is the US president. Instead of seeking the terms of a new security architecture that shields its interests against Russian interventions, but also includes Russia, restoring, among other things, energy cooperation with it, it reduces it to an existential threat to its sovereignty and security.
‘The EU to be a geopolitical force’
For Europe he described how ‘the EU must be geopolitical power Not only deterrence, but also of peace and stability, and to upgrade its role in addressing the great contemporary challenges, such as climate crisis, the migratory and Management of artificial intelligence. Urgent need for:
• a radical turn of the EU to Ukrainian, aimed at peace and building a new security architectural
• The large -scale version public debt for the defense and the support of European public goods- for green transition, climate crisis and cohesion policies.
• root incisions to complete the European market described in the Draghi and Letta reports.
• To give the message to the US, that the Euro -American relations They can only be developed on the basis of mutual respect, respect for borders and non -involvement in the internal affairs of European countries.
• The EU finally stands up to the circumstances in relation to Israel and the need for peace in Palestine, ending Israeli businesses that have led to tens of thousands of dead civilians. ”
For the role of Greece
As for the role of Greece, according to K. Tsipras “The ND government has been devastating the Ukrainian. Instead of supporting the Ukrainian people against the Russian invasion, in a way that maintains its ability to play the role of pillar of peace and stability in the region, the doctrine of the given and willing ally followed blindly, leading the way in the vanguard. ”
“Today, on the one hand, it is not able to play any role for peace and find it difficult to find contact with the government Trump, On the other hand it has been excluded from all the Franco -British initiatives For Ukraine, “he said and continued, saying that” I had warned that the doctrine “we belong to the West” in a rapidly changing world is obsolete and incorrect. I had highlighted the need for a multidimensional foreign policy, noting that “we belong to both the West and the East and the North and the South.”
“By offsetting its wrong and impassable strategy, the government is expected to turn the debate to perennial and costly equipment programs next year. It is my fault that we do not have enough planes, underwater and frigates for the fact that we do not dare either Greece-Cyprus-Israel electric interconnection cablebeyond our six nautical miles? With the strategy of given and willing ally, the government failed to secure the US (despite the concession of six military installations and the Alexandroupolis port indefinitely), France (despite the 8 billion aircraft and frigates, and the strategic agreement, which I was in a strategic agreement. weight of our values, but also our relationships with Arab countries), ”as he pointed out.
“At a critical time tomorrow, Greece will be alone, no matter how eager it has been in its allies for the last six years. The question is how powerful it is, not only its deterrent power, but also its determination, as we have shown in 2018 against the Barbaros research attempt to enter into Greek continental shelf » Mr Tsipras supported.
As he said, “equally important is the diplomatic strategy that Greece must have in order not to reach a point of conflict. The government has failed to promote an effective strategy, both in relation to the prospect of appealing to the Hague Court and the field in relation to the energy and even the Greece -Cyprus -Israeli electric interconnection. ”
“Changing strategy is immediately necessary to recover Greece’s role as a pillar of peace and stability, as well as to defend and expand our country’s sovereignty and sovereignty in peace and security.
Proposals for “New National Compass”
Is urgent and necessary, directly:
• To shift strategic cooperation with the US from the basis of the logic of given and willing ally on the basis of mutual respect and benefit.
• Ensure Greece’s active involvement in each process that concerns the next day for European defense and peace in Ukraine. In this context, and in coordination with Cyprus, strict conditions are put into the EU, including the lifting of Casus Belli and the Cyprus issue, for any EU cooperation with Turkey on European defense issues.
• To seek to restore diplomatic channels with Russia. And Greece to submit its own proposals for the new pan -European security architecture.
• Support the interconnection of the revision of the EU – Turkey Customs Association with the appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the Diapheism Democratic
• Decide to extend our territorial waters to the Eastern Mediterranean with a continental shelf delimitation with the neighboring countries there.
• To seek the EU-House conference in the Eastern Mediterranean in which Greece, in coordination with Cyprus and countries of the European Countries of the South, to promote its role and positions in the region (Greek-Turkish, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan).
• Chart the new planning, coordinated with Cyprus, for the fair and sustainable solution of the Cyprus problem on the basis of UN decisions and the Gautereas Framework, expecting possible political developments after the forthcoming elections in the occupied territories.
• Reactivate the Balkan polymers of cooperation that were canceled after 2019, focusing again on our leading role in the region.
• Promote an action plan to upgrade Greece’s position in priority countries in the world, with an emphasis on economic and cultural cooperation.
• To have immediate reconstruction and reinforcement of our national defense industry, which is unfortunately today in complete dissolution, “he added.
Finally, “the prime minister’s choice to remain in his place, despite the popular legitimacy brought about by protesters in volume against the concealment of the crime of Tempi, does not only lead to a deadlock, his lineup and society. What is at stake in the stay of the government and its policy is unfortunately not only political, economic and social stability, but also the national integrity. ” “Strong and autonomous Greece, with a multidimensional strategy, is the answer to the great geopolitical challenges, to claim the role it attributes to Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, as a pillar of peace and stability, and not as a willing and subordinate follower of one of us and one another.”