According to & nbsp; Kuleba's opinion, the West should “ refuse to obey Putin's ultimatums on & nbsp; Ukraine and raquo & nbsp; NATO & nbsp; According to the minister, Ukraine and & nbsp; its partners are already developing a “ comprehensive containment plan '' Russia. The first part of the plan & nbsp; & mdash; “ to send Moscow clear political signals, '' then & nbsp; is to “ make it clear that & nbsp; Ukraine is part of the West and & nbsp; a future member of & nbsp; EU and & nbsp; NATO, '' the minister writes. The second part of the plan implies that & nbsp; in the & nbsp; case of a Russian invasion of & nbsp; Ukraine, the West must introduce “ harsh '' anti-Russian sanctions.
“ Developing these destructive measures now can save the West from the & nbsp; necessity to apply them & nbsp; later. The third and & nbsp; last part of the plan & nbsp; & mdash; strengthening of military assistance to Ukraine. & Nbsp; we have our own combat-ready armed forces & hellip; However, we need more weapons to protect ourselves. Everything is important & nbsp; & mdash; from & nbsp; ammunition to & nbsp; medical equipment, but & nbsp; we especially need anti-aircraft and & nbsp; missile defense & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Dmitry Kuleba notes.
The Foreign Minister emphasizes that & nbsp; “ Ukraine's goal is simple: peace through & nbsp; force. ''
The United States and its European allies need to talk to Putin to buy time and strengthen Ukraine to the point where Russia simply has no real military opportunity to invade. Then it will be possible to achieve a just peace settlement for Donbass and, finally, bring Ukraine into the EU and NATO. Dmitry Kuleba
In autumn, information about & nbsp; allegedly impending Russian invasion of & nbsp; Ukraine began to appear in foreign media outlets. The US expects the & nbsp; offensive to begin in & nbsp; early 2022. Vladimir Putin, commenting on this topic, said that & nbsp; Moscow is pursuing a peaceful foreign policy, but & nbsp; has the right to defend its security. The US State Department considers the threat to Ukraine from & nbsp; the Russian side “ very serious. '' US President Joe Biden has already warned of & nbsp; sanctions in & nbsp; the case of a Russian invasion of & nbsp; Ukraine, the likes of which he & nbsp; never & nbsp; saw.