Czech President allows restoration of European cooperation with Russia

Czech President Petr Pavel said on July 8 that Europe could restore cooperation with Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with the BBC Ukrainian service on July 8.

"What alternatives do we have? <...> To <Wage conflict> with Russia indefinitely? This approach will probably lead to great human losses for all of us and serious damage to our economies. We want and must start somewhere," the president said.

According to him, after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Europe will be able to return to discussing security issues with Russia, as well as "cooperation and business that we conducted before."

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On the same day, it was reported that Pavel doubted achieving peace in Ukraine in the near future due to Russia's successful actions on the battlefield. According to him, the Russian Federation allegedly does not see the need for peace talks at the moment because of the situation on the battlefield.