Pia Kauma, President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, has said that international partners should have done much more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression.
She stated this in an exclusive interview with Ukrinform.
“Yes, I have heard that many times, that we were not able to stop the war. But who could have done it, quite honestly? When a country has imperialistic ideas, it is very difficult to intervene, unless you speak with force – and I mean military force,” Kauma commented on the inability of the international community, including the OSCE, to stop Russia’s war against Ukraine.
She also pointed out that the aid for Ukraine from the West has come “too late” and “too little.”
“Well, I think the supporters of Ukraine have tried to support Ukraine militarily and when it comes to humanitarian aid and all that, but I’m afraid the aid has come too late and there has been too little of aid. You would have needed much more than that in order to be more successful in the war,” the OSCE PA President said.
At the same time, she emphasized that the Parliamentary Assembly continues to stand firmly by Ukraine’s side.
“In fact, I visited Ukraine just last week. I went to Kyiv with 12 parliamentarians from different countries. We held a Bureau meeting in Kyiv, and that is one way of showing support for Ukraine. One of the main objectives of our visit to Ukraine was to find out firsthand what we can do to help Ukraine in the peace process, both during the process and after the peace agreement is signed,” Kauma said.
As Ukrinform reported, the OSCE Troika members – Malta, North Macedonia and Finland – called for Russia to end its aggressive war against Ukraine and to establish a just peace with full respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Source: Western partners provided aid to Ukraine too late and too little – OSCE PA president
