Ukrainian Foreign Minister calls on world to provide weapons, not think about concessions
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukraine's main message to the international community remains the same: Ukrainians need weapons to repel Russian aggression. And talk of concessions to end the war is a distorted logic, says Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
The minister emphasized that Russia is strong, while Ukraine suffers from delays and insufficient supplies of military aid, which have to be compensated for by the sacrifice of Ukrainian soldiers.
"So the main message remains the same - send us everything we need, because we have proved over these two years that when our soldiers have everything they need, we succeed. And when we do not have everything we need, we do not win. But something else is important. Some people tend to conclude that if Ukraine does not succeed on the battlefield, it means that it is impossible and Ukraine should consider various alternative scenarios for ending this war. But this is a distorted logic, because, as I said, when we have everything we need, we succeed," he said.
Instead of discussing concessions from Ukraine to end the war, Kuleba said, all officials and "thinkers" in the world's capitals should think about what else they can do to help Ukraine win the war.
"So, what we have to do is to follow the slogan of your conference: let's not despair, but act. Action is what matters. And send us Patriot, send us artillery ammunition, send us armored vehicles, allow us to hit any necessary military target inside Russia, help us protect our skies, and you will see the difference. If you do not do all this, do not complain about Ukraine," the minister emphasized.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his partners were not pushing Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, but, according to him, this is present in the global atmosphere.
