The political scientist explained Europe's desire to have a dialogue with Russia

Political scientist Vladimir Olenchenko explained Europe's desire to engage in dialogue with Russia.

In conversation with Lenta.Ru On Friday, May 15, the expert noted that in Europe they began to talk more often about negotiations with Russia for fear of falling behind the train. According to him, "negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are inevitable in the near future."

"And the negotiations will certainly end with a peace agreement. Then all the activity of the European Union and a number of European leaders will be worthless," he stressed.

Olenchenko noted that Europe seeks either to benefit or to present a possible agreement as its own achievement. According to him, an additional motive is the growth of internal contradictions between the countries against the background of the difficult economic situation and the lack of clear prospects for solving the energy crisis, which is why they are trying to hedge their bets in advance. The expert believes that this explains the desire of Western European countries to negotiate with Russia.

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Earlier in the day, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that you can't take anyone and send them to "negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine," RT notes. According to him, the mediator in the negotiations between the European Union and Russia should be a person who understands the Russian soul, writes NSN.

On the eve of May 14, Finnish President Alexander Stubb invited European leaders to jointly determine a format for dialogue with Russia, noting that such negotiations meet the interests of European countries.

At the same time, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that European countries were ready to help end the conflict in Ukraine, but they would decide on a mediator for possible negotiations with the Russian side. According to him, Ukraine and European states are interested in ending the conflict as soon as possible. The Chancellor also touched upon the role of the European Union in a changing world, noting that Europe can participate in shaping a new world order based on rules and norms, rather than on the "right of the strong." 360.ru .