2023-05-30 16:20:00
Ukraine names its war goals for the summer offensive. EU foreign policy chief Borrell does not believe that the war in Ukraine will end any time soon.
Kiev – For the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Oleksiy Resnikov, the primary goal of the counter-offensive in the Ukraine war is clear: Russia must lose the war – and it will. Resnikov has that Newspapers of the Funke media group and the French newspaper West France said. “We must shake Russians’ confidence that they can win this war,” he said. According to Resnikov, all temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine will be liberated.
According to Resnikov, the internationally recognized borders of 1991 should be restored. This also includes the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea annexed by Russia and the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, he explains. According to him, Ukraine does not want to attack Russian territory. “We don’t need Russian land. We would like to live with a democratically ruled neighbor, not with an autocratic regime,” Resnikov said.
Resnikov: Ukraine is hoping for German Eurofighters
Ukraine is striving for normal relations with Russia, such as those with Poland, Slovakia or Romania. According to Ukraine, it is not responsible for the recent attacks on Russian territory. According to Reznikov, Russian citizens who do not agree with the Kremlin regime are behind it. With a view to the fighter jet coalition for Ukraine, the country is also hoping for Germany to participate.
Reznikov suggests that Britain and Germany might join forces on the Eurofighter. First of all, however, Ukraine would welcome it if Germany were to participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots on Eurofighters, Resnikov added. Germany and Great Britain recently ruled out delivering fighter jets to Ukraine in the foreseeable future.
Borrell: The war won’t be over in the summer
There is currently a lot of speculation as to whether the announced Ukrainian counter-offensive has already begun or is imminent. In the newspaper interview, Reznikov said he might not answer that, otherwise Russia might learn details. However, he is just as optimistic as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Ukraine might achieve a breakthrough with its counter-offensive this year. There will then be new waves of escapes from Russian soldiers on Ukrainian territory. The Russians lack resources and many recruits lack experience, Resnikov said.
Meanwhile, the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, expects that the war will not be over in the summer either. He saw a concentration of troops on both sides and Russia’s clear will to win the war, he said at an event in Barcelona. Russia will not negotiate before trying to win the war. Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 300,000 men, twice the number at the start of the invasion, Borrell said. (Gregor-Jose Moser)
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