Ukraine "cannot sit on its hands" while Russia continues to escalate, Kuleba told CNBC.

Summary

Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba warned that if Ukraine falls to Russia, the conflict could spread to European cities, as Putin might target the EU next.

Kuleba emphasized Ukraine’s NATO membership as critical to preventing future wars, dismissing security guarantees as insufficient.

He criticized potential peace settlements at Ukraine’s territorial expense, stressing the need for Moscow to negotiate in good faith.

Amid escalating attacks on Ukraine, Kuleba defended counter-escalation using U.S.-supplied weapons, while Trump criticized Biden’s support for strikes inside Russia.

  • WolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    243·
    12 hours ago

    Against the US? No. Unequivocally not happening, no. Against just Russia? Pick three EU nations at random and their combined might would exceed Russia’s with only moderate effort. The EU has been fairly lackadaisical about putting in the effort, which is the main obstacle.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      9 hours ago

      Yeah this war has revealed just how strong Russia is not. They thought they would take Kiev in 3 days and have still not done so after 3 years. Ukraine + Syrian Rebels = too much for them, let alone 3 European nations.

      • ZK686@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        8 hours ago

        It’s not because of anything but the US sending money and weapons to Ukraine, otherwise, they’d be done.

        • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          7 hours ago

          Yes western armaments have been key. I still think it’s telling that Russia cannot dominate a much smaller foe that’s working with an on-again / off-again pastiche of foreign armaments they aren’t always trained for.

    • ZK686@lemmy.worldEnglish
      213·
      8 hours ago

      But according to Lemmy and Reddit, the US needs to do more, send more money, because you know, we’re the World Police when other countries need us…

      • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        2 minutes ago

        If the US wants the power, it takes the responsibility. If it doesn’t take the responsibility, it will lose that power.

        Russia and China would be happy to take the position vacated. If the EU got it’s act together, it could also be a contender (but it’s not looking like it will at the moment with its own Putin backed popularists).