NATO countries are divided over whether itʼs worth holding a dialogue with Russian President Putin regarding resolving the situation in Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.
France and Germany, in particular, are in favor of dialogue. They believe that it will allow a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine to be achieved as soon as possible.
Other NATO members think that the Paris-Berlin dialogue with Moscow is counterproductive and could play into Putinʼs hands. This view is shared by the United Kingdom, Poland, and several countries in Eastern and Central Europe, except for Hungary.
In an interview with The Economist, President Volodymyr Zelensky divided NATO countries into five groups (according to the level of aid they provide to Ukraine). He said that the European Union linked the embargo on Russian gas and oil with the possible use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.