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Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said Trump's meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin could calm international tensions instead of inflame them.
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Croatia’s president hopes her American and Russian counterparts show “responsibility” and remember they are the guarantors of the whole world’s stability when they hold their first summit today.
In an interview with The Associated Press yesterday, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic also shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s aggressive behavior with NATO allies at a meeting on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Grabar-Kitarovic, who lived through Croatia’s 1991 independence war and governs in a region that has been caught up in larger geopolitical battles, said Trump’s meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin could calm international tensions instead of inflame them.
“I’m really hopeful that the two state leaders will show enough … responsibility for global stability and the trans-Atlantic relationship,” said Grabar-Kitarovic, who met Putin at the Kremlin yesterday before her country’s team played in the World Cup final.
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She expressed concern about Russian interference in southeast Europe, where Moscow has sought to use its economic influence and powerful energy sector to counter EU and NATO outreach.
But Grabar-Kitarovic insisted on the importance of talking to Russia instead of isolating it.
“We want to have a dialogue about common threats to our security,” she said.
“We have to work together.”
Grabar-Kitarovic steered clear of sensitive issues, such as the pro-Ukrainian sentiment among some Croatian soccer players at the World Cup that has angered the tournament’s Russian hosts.
“Sports brings people together. People in all of our countries are tired of ideological differences, of going back into the past all the time,” she said.
Grabar-Kitarovic noted that one reason the Russia-U.S. relationship is of “utmost importance” to her region and the broader world is so “we never ever see again” massacres like the ones carried out during the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
The intense feelings that remain from the brutal ethnic and sectarian wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia nonetheless surfaced as Croatia advanced in the World Cup competition.
From Montenegro and Serbia in the east and Slovenia in the west, people in Croatia’s neighboring countries were split over whether to support Croatia or France in the soccer tournament’s final match, reflecting the persistent divisions.
Croatia, a country of 4 million people, confounded expectations to make it to the World Cup final. The Croatian team drew increasing support for its hard-working, underdog narrative as richer, higher-profile teams flamed out.
Grabar-Kitarovic used her country’s surprise success on the soccer field to raise its profile.
She posed in a red-and-white checkered team jersey on social media posts at every opportunity, gave Trump a team T-shirt when they met at NATO, and joined Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron in the rain last night to congratulate France’s team one-by-one after their victory.
In the AP interview, she sympathized with Trump’s rationale for assailing European allies at the NATO summit in Brussels for not spending enough on weapons and their own defense.
“Certainly, it’s not fair that the United States is carrying the burden for the defense of Europe,” Grabar-Kitarovic said. “We’re first and foremost responsible for our own security.”
1. Emmanuel Macron, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic during trophy ceremony
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) gestures between Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the trophy ceremony at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup final football. PHOTO CREDITS: AFPPRESIDENT OF RUSSIA,PRESIDENT OF CROATIA,CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,201415,PRESIDENT,RUSSIA,TASS,KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC,THE WORLD CUP,SPORTS,
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2. French and Croatian President talk at the end of Russia 2018 World Cup final football match
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) talks with Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic during the trophy ceremony at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match. PHOTO CREDITS: AFP
3. French President congratulates Frances forward Kylian Mbappe
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French President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Frances forward Kylian Mbappe (3L) between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic during the trophy ceremony. PHOTO CREDITS: AFP
4. Croatian President comforts Croatias midfielder Luka Modric
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Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic comforts Croatias midfielder Luka Modric during the trophy ceremony. PHOTO CREDITS: AFPPRESIDENT OF RUSSIA,PRESIDENT OF CROATIA,CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,201415,PRESIDENT,RUSSIA,TASS,KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC,THE WORLD CUP,SPORTS,
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5. Frances forward Kylian Mbappe receives silver ball
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Frances forward Kylian Mbappe receives the silver ball for best young player from French President Emmanuel Macron and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic during the medals ceremony after the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match. PHOTO CREDIT: AFP
6. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic hugs Croatias midfielder Ivan Rakitic
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Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic hugs Croatias midfielder Ivan Rakitic (2R) as French President Emmanuel Macron greets Croatias coach Zlatko Dalic beside Russian President Vladimir Putin. PHOTO CREDITS: AFPPRESIDENT OF RUSSIA,PRESIDENT OF CROATIA,CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,201415,PRESIDENT,RUSSIA,TASS,KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC,THE WORLD CUP,SPORTS,
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7. FIFA president Gianni Infantino congratulates Croatias team players
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Croatias team players are congratulated by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. PHOTO CREDITS: AFP
8. Macron greets Frances coach Didier Deschamps, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic hugs Antoine Griezmann
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French President Emmanuel Macron greets Frances coach Didier Deschamps as Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic hugs Frances forward Antoine Griezmann. PHOTO CREDITS: AFPPRESIDENT OF RUSSIA,PRESIDENT OF CROATIA,CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,201415,PRESIDENT,RUSSIA,TASS,KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC,THE WORLD CUP,SPORTS,
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9. French President Macron embraces Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic at Russia 2018 World Cup final football
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French President Emmanuel Macron (L) embraces Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018. PHOTO CREDITS: AFPpresident of croatia,kolinda grabar-kitarović,Kolinda Grabar,2018 FIFA World Cup,croatia,Emmanuel Macron,France,VLADIMIR PUTIN,GOVERNMENT,CROATIA,
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