Kateryna Zarembo: War Will Continue As Long As Russia Exists

Kateryna Zarembo, an associate senior analyst at the New Europe Center and a paramedic with the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, believes that Russia is not interested in ending the war against Ukraine, so its military aggression will continue.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to Zarembo's speech at one of the largest media conferences in Central and Eastern Europe, Lviv Media Forum.

"Any peace agreement, if there is one, will be temporary because Russia is not interested in it. The war will continue as long as Russia exists as we know it, because war is the essence of its existence. This is a country that is always at war in different parts of the world: Chechnya, Georgia, Moldova, Syria... This is a country that has committed war crimes in Mali and Libya. This is a country that believes in its impunity," says the paramedic. 

Zarembo believes that no one needs to be told that ‘this is a war not only for Ukraine's independence and freedom, but for the entire free world.’ 

"This war continues, even if you don't see it. The shelling of conventionally rear cities continues, and the casualties that occur as a result of shelling of frontline areas do not even make it to the news," the analyst said. 

As The Gaze reported earlier, European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper said at a briefing in Brussels on 7 April that Russia shows "complete disrespect" for the peace talks by continuing killings and atrocities in Ukraine.