Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba: it is necessary to prepare for the military scenario of Russia in Ukraine and Germany, Jean-Yves le Drian and Heiko Maas urged to start preparing for a possible military scenario of Russia in Ukraine, stressing that then there will be no time for this. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry during his conversation with journalists following the meeting, which was broadcast on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.
“It was important for me to see that our partners, Germany and France, very clearly understand who does what, what exactly Russia is escalating the situation in various spheres. If Russia starts to act, you will simply not physically have time for coordination, for going through all the bureaucratic procedures, for agreeing on decisions. So please do your preparatory work now. Because if the military scenario works, there will simply be no time, “Kuleba said.
In addition, he added that at the moment everyone is focused on a political settlement of the process. He also stressed that Kiev is going to behave very responsibly in any scenario and the country is ready and will defend itself if necessary.
Earlier, the foreign ministers of France and Germany had threatened Russia with “grave consequences” for a “new undermining” territorial integrity of Ukraine. They expressed concern about Moscow's actions near its borders and called for information about their military activity.