🛢️ Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that the escalation in the Middle East directly affects the situation in Ukraine, particularly due to rising global oil prices, which strengthen russia’s budget.
Source: Gazeta.UA
🇪🇺 He made these remarks upon arriving at the EU Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting on Monday, reports “European Pravda.”
🤝 Sikorski thanked European diplomats who tried to prevent escalation of the conflict in the region during negotiations in Geneva.
💣 He emphasized that the dramatic events in the Middle East give moscow a reason to intensify airstrikes. “We have another day of death in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities,” the minister stressed.
📈 The increased tension leads to higher oil prices, which in turn fills the russian budget and enables it to finance the war.
📅 Sikorski also expressed hope that the European Union will approve the 18th sanctions package against russia this week.