PACE President Rousopoulos: War in Ukraine entered its third stage

According to him, the first stage of war is shock, in which everyone finds themselves, and the second is the reaction to war.

"We want to be reactive, and we are aggressive in this reaction, we're doing well because it's a war. But the third stage was the most worrying for me, and this is what I've said to most of my colleagues from Ukraine – people believe it is normality. When people think that it is normality, then they will start not to be interested. And we have seen it. The first days, the first weeks, the first months, it was the first news in the bulletins. But then, sometimes, we cannot find what is happening in Ukraine. And the war is going on," Rousopoulos said.

He noted that now people worldwide learn something new about the war in Ukraine only when the government of a particular country decides to provide Ukraine with some equipment or ammunition.

"And then we have some opponents of this decision to be aggressive, saying why do we participate in the war, etc. And then it is Mr. Trump that came, and things are going again on the top priority of the media because they are wondering what is going to happen after Mr. Trump's election and if he will play a crucial role to end this war, etc. So I don't know if I have answered your question, but I think that this is a global idea of what I believe about Europe, which, even if it is weaker than in the past, can play a role," said the President of the PACE.

Previously, RBC-Ukraine reported that Greek politician Theodoros Rousopoulos was re-elected as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for another year. No other candidates were nominated for the position, so Rousopoulos’ mandate was extended without a vote in the plenary session.