Dmytro Kuleba

This will not be a local operation based on what we see in Russia's preparations.

The minimum program will be humanitarian questions, and the maximum program is reaching an agreement on a ceasefire.

Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, live in their own reality, russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake.

Unfortunately, Minister Lavrov was not in position to commit himself to it, but he will correspond with respective authorities.

In our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.

Unfortunately, I can confirm that the Russian leadership, including Minister Lavrov, live in their own reality, in our talks, behind closed doors and in the absence of the media, he told me looking in my eyes that the pictures of pregnant women being taken from under the rubble of the maternity house are fake, that they hit the maternity house as a military target because the Russian military was absolutely sure that it was under the control of Ukrainian army.

What Ukrainians are showing every single day is, of course, exactly the opposite. And ultimately, their strength, their resolve, their determination, backed by the United States, in fact by the world, is going to prevail.

I cannot say that there is any progress in it. We all hope that the humanitarian corridors, which were agreed upon during the last round of talks, would work, unfortunately, at least as we speak, they these humanitarian corridors are not available, because of the Russian fire and shells.

Horrific Russian rocket strikes on Kyiv. Last time our capital experienced anything like this was in 1941 when it was attacked by Nazi Germany, ukraine defeated that evil and will defeat this one. Stop Putin. Isolate Russia. Severe all ties. Kick Russia out of [everywhere].

No sanctions will be enough until Russian boots withdraw from Ukrainian soil.

Condemnations are important but its actions that really matter now.

The world must respond with all its economic might to punish Russia for the crimes it has already committed, hit Russia’s economy now and hit it hard.

You see, [Russia] tried to suffocate us, destabilize us, and shatter us from the inside for the last 300 years. But they failed. I'm still sitting here with you, a foreign minister of independent Ukraine. We know the threat, we understand it, we learned how to live with it, and we stand for a just cause.

The only signal we're sending to the world is that if Ukraine succeeds, and if Russia pulls back, it will be much safer for the entire democratic world.

Economically, because of sanctions that will be slammed on Russia immediately. Militarily, because we are not the country that will give up. This is our land, we will be defending it, you see, [Russia] tried to suffocate us, destabilize us, and shatter us from the inside for the last 300 years. But they failed. I'm still sitting here with you, a foreign minister of independent Ukraine. We know the threat, we understand it, we learned how to live with it, and we stand for a just cause.

We are not sending such signals, the majority of Ukrainians want Ukraine to become a member of NATO.

Various statements are constantly being made from the Russian Federation, so we already have a rule :' Do not hear and then believe. But do see and then believe,' when we see the withdrawal, then we will believe in de-escalation.

Speaking of minor and full incursions or full invasion, you can not be half-aggressive. You're either aggressive or you're not aggressive, we should not give Putin the slightest chance to play with quasi-aggression or small incursion operations. This aggression was there since 2014. This is the fact.

When we see migrants used as a weapon, when we see disinformation used as a weapon, when we see gas used as a weapon, and soldiers and their guns … these are not separate elements, they are all part of a broad strategy to shatter Europe. We should see everything that is happening east of the EU border and inside of the EU as part of a general effort. These are not separate events taking place.

Putin will see American withdrawal as a success, afghanistan is not Ukraine.