Prime Minister Edi Rama has criticized the European Union for its approach towards Ukraine and finding a solution to the military conflict with Russia.

He stressed that the European community had made a mistake by leaving diplomacy in the hands of others, and why he appreciated their military support for Ukraine.

Rama underlined that Russia will not go anywhere, so there must be channels of communication with Moscow as well.

“The question is not who we can trust. The question is what is in our best interest as a European community. I believe that a very big mistake has been made that diplomacy has been left to you, that it has been outsourced to others and that there is a focus only on military support for Ukraine, which is the right thing to do, without keeping a channel of dialogue open with Russia. Whether we like it or not, Russia is not going anywhere. It is going to stay there. And the future of the continent is a common future that we must work for using all means and while we support Ukraine all the time, we must talk.

"I'm just saying that we shouldn't talk, we shouldn't point fingers when the finger is pointing at the moon. The point is that Europe has outsourced its diplomacy to Donald Trump and this is the result. So what Europe needs to do is understand that this mistake has a price and this price will become higher and higher and more costly if Europe does not back down from talking to Russia, while supporting Ukraine because this is a cycle of history where Europe has been extraordinary and has done what needs to be done. So, not to let aggression impose its cruel will on Ukraine," Rama said.