President Croatia Zoran Milanovic has openly criticized Western countries for announcing plans to send battle tanks and other weapons to Ukraine. Milanovic believes that such a supply of Western weapons will only prolong the ongoing war in Ukraine.
As reported Associated PressTuesday (31/1/2023), Milanovic when speaking to journalists in the Croatian capital said it was ‘crazy’ to believe Russia can be defeated in a conventional war. Croatia is known to be one of the member countries of the alliance NATO led United States of America (AS).
“I am against sending lethal weapons there. It prolongs the war,” Milanovic said in a statement.
“What is the goal? Disintegration of Russia, change of government? There is also talk of tearing Russia apart. This is crazy,” he said.
Milanovic’s statement came after the US and NATO allies, including Germany, announced last week plans to send modern battle tanks to Ukraine. The US will send 31 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, while Germany will send 14 Leopard 2 tanks and allow other countries to do the same.
In defending why Croatia will not provide military aid to Ukraine, Milanovic lashed out at Germany’s decision to donate Leopard 2 battle tanks. “German tanks in Russia — good luck with that,” he told local journalists.
Milanovic, who won Croatia’s 2019 presidential election as a left-leaning liberal candidate, is known to be a counterpoint to the conservative government currently in power in the European Union member state.
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